Queen Victoria's central importance to the era defined by her reign is self-evident, and yet it has been surprisingly overlooked in the study of Victorian culture. This collection of essays goes beyond the facts of biography and official history to explore the diverse, and sometimes conflicting, meanings she held for her subjects around the world and even for those outside her empire, who made of her a multifaceted icon serving their social and economic needs. In her paradoxical position as neither consort nor king, she baffled expectations throughout her reign. She was a model of wifely decorum and solid middle-class values, but she also became the focus of anxieties about powerful women, and - increasingly - of anger about Britain's imperial aims. Each essay analyses a different aspect of this complex and fascinating figure. Contributors include noted scholars in the field of literature, cultural studies, art history, and women's studies.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521574853
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94455253
Product Key Features
Author
Adrienne Munich, Margaret Homans
Publication Name
Remaking Queen Victoria
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
511g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture