An Anthology Of Chartist Literature
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A landmark work of Soviet literary scholarship, Антология Чартистской Литературы (Anthology of Chartist Literature) presents a carefully curated collection of writings drawn from the British Chartist movement of the 1830s–1850s, compiled and introduced by the distinguished Russian scholar Yu. V. Kovalev. The anthology chronicles the rich literary output of the world's first mass working-class political movement, gathering poetry, prose, and journalism that gave voice to the struggles of the British proletariat during a period of intense social upheaval. Kovalev's authoritative editorial commentary situates each work within its historical and ideological context, illustrating how Chartist writers fused political radicalism with genuine artistic ambition. The tone throughout is both scholarly and impassioned, reflecting the dual nature of Chartist literature itself — at once a weapon of social protest and a body of work with enduring aesthetic merit. An essential resource for students of 19th-century British history, labor movements, and the intersection of politics and literature, this volume remains a foundational text in the Russian academic tradition of Anglophone working-class studies.
Author: Y.V. Kovalev
Format: Hardback
Published: 1956, Moscow : Foreign Languages Publishing House
Genre: Anthology
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Book: Fair
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A landmark work of Soviet literary scholarship, Антология Чартистской Литературы (Anthology of Chartist Literature) presents a carefully curated collection of writings drawn from the British Chartist movement of the 1830s–1850s, compiled and introduced by the distinguished Russian scholar Yu. V. Kovalev. The anthology chronicles the rich literary output of the world's first mass working-class political movement, gathering poetry, prose, and journalism that gave voice to the struggles of the British proletariat during a period of intense social upheaval. Kovalev's authoritative editorial commentary situates each work within its historical and ideological context, illustrating how Chartist writers fused political radicalism with genuine artistic ambition. The tone throughout is both scholarly and impassioned, reflecting the dual nature of Chartist literature itself — at once a weapon of social protest and a body of work with enduring aesthetic merit. An essential resource for students of 19th-century British history, labor movements, and the intersection of politics and literature, this volume remains a foundational text in the Russian academic tradition of Anglophone working-class studies.