| Picturing the Past: English History in Text and Image, 1830-1870 Contributor(s): Mitchell, Rosemary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198208448 ISBN-13: 9780198208440 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $204.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: Through a series of interrelated case-studies of nineteenth-century history books, history textbooks, and historical novels, Rosemary Mitchell draws out the attitudes of Victorians toward their national past. She highlights how history--once a popular pastime--became the preserve of professionals and how both the text and images in popular and scholarly publications contributed to Victorian cultural identities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 941.007 |
| LCCN: 99089337 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.40 lbs) 326 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through a series of interrelated case-studies of nineteenth-century history books, history textbooks, and historical novels, Rosemary Mitchell draws out the attitudes of Victorians toward their national past. She highlights how history--once a popular pastime--became the preserve of professionals and how both the text and images in popular and scholarly publications contributed to Victorian cultural identities. |
