Temporality and Progress in Victorian Literature

Name: Temporality and Progress in Victorian Literature
Brand: Edinburgh University Press

Edinburgh University Press

Temporality and Progress in Victorian Literature argues that Victorian literature uses traces of a lingering past to theorize time as non-progressive and discontinuous. For decades, the dominant view in Victorian studies has been that the period\u2019s economic, political, and intellectual developments led to a broad sense that time was defined by continuous improvement\u2014and that this masternarrative of progress was evident across Victorian writings. McAdams contributes to a broader scholarly challenge of this thesis by considering how the irregular life-cycles of individuals and objects undermine Victorian progress. Unfashionable waistcoats, aging courtesans, and remembered conversations in Victorian literature instead reveal numerous alternative conceptions of time theorized against the\n\nTemporality and Progress in Victorian Literature\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note:;