Creditable Warriors: English Literature And The Wider World, Volume Iii 1830-1876
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At the crossroads of empire, ideology, and artistic expression, Creditable Warriors presents a sweeping anthology of English literature produced between 1830 and 1876 — a period of breathtaking imperial expansion, social transformation, and moral reckoning. Edited by Michael Cotsell, this third volume in the English Literature and the Wider World series chronicles how Victorian writers grappled with Britain's increasingly entangled relationship with a world shaped by colonialism, warfare, and cultural encounter, drawing together an authoritative selection of texts that illuminate the tensions between national pride and humanitarian conscience. Cotsell's editorial vision is both rigorous and revelatory, situating canonical and lesser-known Victorian voices within the broader currents of mid-nineteenth-century history and politics. The collection illustrates how literature of this era served not merely as aesthetic expression but as a dynamic arena in which contemporaries debated the costs and spoils of empire. Scholarly yet deeply readable, Creditable Warriors is an indispensable resource for students of Victorian culture — and a compelling invitation to ask whether the warriors it portrays truly deserve their creditable epithet.
Author: Michael Cotsell
Format: Hardback
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
At the crossroads of empire, ideology, and artistic expression, Creditable Warriors presents a sweeping anthology of English literature produced between 1830 and 1876 — a period of breathtaking imperial expansion, social transformation, and moral reckoning. Edited by Michael Cotsell, this third volume in the English Literature and the Wider World series chronicles how Victorian writers grappled with Britain's increasingly entangled relationship with a world shaped by colonialism, warfare, and cultural encounter, drawing together an authoritative selection of texts that illuminate the tensions between national pride and humanitarian conscience. Cotsell's editorial vision is both rigorous and revelatory, situating canonical and lesser-known Victorian voices within the broader currents of mid-nineteenth-century history and politics. The collection illustrates how literature of this era served not merely as aesthetic expression but as a dynamic arena in which contemporaries debated the costs and spoils of empire. Scholarly yet deeply readable, Creditable Warriors is an indispensable resource for students of Victorian culture — and a compelling invitation to ask whether the warriors it portrays truly deserve their creditable epithet.