Culture and Society in Britain 1850-1890. A Source Book of Contemporary Writings. - GOLBY, J.M. [ED.].
A Source Book of Contemporary Writings
KORTE INHOUD
In 1850 Britain was the most prosperous and industrially advanced country in the wolrd. There were those, including the organizers of the Great Exhibition, who saw no reason why Britain should not maintain her dominance as long as the new advances in scientific knowledge were applied increasingly to all industries and the nation's work force remained industrious. This confidence was not shared by all. Despite material advances, poverty had not been eliminated; the new industrial processes and the resulting division of labour had made jobs monotonous and, some felt, dehumanizing. The supporters of Ruskin also contended that the use of the new mechanical techniques debased art by encouraging ornateness at the expense of beauty. The contemporary writings offered in this anthology reflect these concerns and vividly convey a sense of mid-Victorian society and the changes undergone by Britain during these forty years. Culture and Society in Britain 1850-1890 approaches theperiod through the arts (high and popular),...
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1986Uitgever: Oxford University Press, USA320 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0198711123ISBN-13: 9780198711124Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original publisher's sewn blue paperback, pictorial frontcover, 8vo: xiv, 342pp. Fine copy. Oxford-New York, Oxford University Press. 1986 [Auteur: GOLBY, J.M. [ED.].] [Jaar: 1986] [Titel: Culture and Society in Britain 1850-1890. A Source Book of Contemporary Writings.]
