
Male Adolescence in Mid-Victorian Fiction: George Meredith, W. M. Thackeray, and Anthony Trollope
by Alice Crossley
Title:
Male Adolescence in Mid-Victorian Fiction: George Meredith, W. M. Thackeray, and Anthony Trollope
Author:
Alice Crossley
Series (if any):
The Nineteenth Century Series
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
244 pages
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
ISBN-13:
9780367666248
EAN:
9780367666248
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
508
Dimensions (mm):
152 x 227 x 24
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Focusing on works by George Meredith, W. M. Thackeray, and Anthony Trollope, Alice Crossley expounds on the emergence of adolescence in the mid-Victorian period as a distinct category of identity and form of experience. She argues that male adolescence provides Thackeray, Trollope, and Meredith with opportunities for self-reflection and social crit











