Author: Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
The Christian's monthly record. Jan.-Dec. 1880
Author: The Christian's monthly record
Author: Chronicling Ben-Hur’s Climb, 1880-1924
Author: Barbara RyanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317166329
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
First published in 1880, Lew Wallace’s Ben-Hur is one of the best-selling novels of all time. Employing analytical strategies from the fields of literature, fan studies, reception history, and media research, Barbara Ryan traces Ben-Hur’s popularity from 1880 to 1924. She analyzes fan mail as well as a wide range of manuscript and print sources, using as her starting place two letters in which admirers declared that they would rather be the author of Ben-Hur than to be President of the United States. Ryan’s discussion of the novel in terms of its contemporary fandom makes it possible for her to dispel misconceptions about the novel’s audience which include assumptions about its popularity with all Christians. She makes fascinating connections between Ben-Hur, slavery discourse, and the changing nature of U.S. politics to challenge critics who assume that Wallace consciously used a sure-fire formula. By shedding light on attempts to squash the novel’s popularity, Ryan examines dramatizations of Ben-Hur by amateurs and on Broadway. Her in-depth reception history of Ben-Hur’s incarnations in print and on stage establishes the novel’s importance for understanding nineteenth-century U.S. literature, politics, and culture.
Library Record
Author: Free Public Library of Jersey CityPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Classified (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
The Christian Union
Author: Henry Ward BeecherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
The Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1664
Book Description
Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
Record of the Provincial Asembly of Lancashire and Cheshire
Author: George Eyre EvansPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: First [to fifth] supplements. [Additions from 1873-1887
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Author: State Historical Society of Wisconsin. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
Includes titles on all subjects, some in foreign languages, later incorporated into Memorial Library.
General catalogue of printed books
Author: British museum. Dept. of printed booksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
How to Find Out About the Victorian Period
Author: Lionel MaddenPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483153614
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
How to Find Out About the Victorian Period: A Guide to Sources of Information focuses on the Victorian period of Great Britain. The book first discusses the study of the Victorian period and general guides to the literature. The use of books, periodical articles, theses, and bibliographies in the study of this period in British history is emphasized. The text underscores the value of Victorian periodicals and newspapers in the study of the Victorian period. Guides to special collections and source materials on this period are discussed. These include guides to collection of books and manuscripts, libraries and their collections, archives and manuscripts, and government publications. The book also presents guides to the study of the Victorian church. These include encyclopedias and dictionaries, biographical works, and theses. Guides on the kind of education, development of science, visual arts, music, and literature of the Victorian period are also described. The text is a fine reference for readers who are interested in British history, particularly the Victorian era.