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Euwema, Ben – J Gen Educ, 1969
Discussion of the Victorian outlook on life with emphasis on the works of Browning, Tennyson and George Eliot. The author suggests that these authors attempted to "reconstruct christianity and to find a "firm basis for social progress and personal fulfillment. (Author/AP)
Descriptors: Humanities, Literary Criticism, Moral Values, Nineteenth Century Literature
Peer reviewedKearney, Anthony – Children's Literature in Education, 1986
Examines the obsession with gruesome, nightmarish situations in Victorian children's literature. (SRT)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Fables, Fantasy, Folk Culture
Thomas, Donald – 1969
Literary censorship in England from the introduction of printing in 1476 to the present is the subject of this book. Topics discussed include (1) the development of prepublication censorship from 1476 to 1695; (2) political censorship generated by fear of enemies at home and abroad: 1695-1760; (3) religious and political censorship in the early…
Descriptors: Censorship, Eighteenth Century Literature, Freedom of Speech, Literary History
Perrin, Noel – 1969
This history of expurgation of English and American literature from 1724 until the 1960's focuses on the influence of changing taste upon literature, especially the changing standards of what constitutes decency. Discussed are (1) expurgations of literary works in the 18th century and the causes of bowdlerism; (2) Dr. Bowdler, his sister (the true…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Censorship, Dictionaries, Eighteenth Century Literature
