Victorian biography reconsidered : a study of nineteenth-century 'hidden' lives / [electronic resource]
by Atkinson, Juliette.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780191722967 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Biography -- 19th centuryOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Through an examination of numerous biographies, from the lives of working-class scientists to minor women writers, 'Victorian Biography Reconsidered' examines how and why 19th-century biographers challenged the contemporary obsession with 'great men' and brought to public attention the lives of neglected or unknown men and women.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Through an examination of numerous biographies, from the lives of working-class scientists to minor women writers, 'Victorian Biography Reconsidered' examines how and why 19th-century biographers challenged the contemporary obsession with 'great men' and brought to public attention the lives of neglected or unknown men and women.
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