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Parting Words

- Victorian Poetry and Public Address

About Parting Words

Whether deathbed pronouncements, political capitulations, or seafaring farewells, "parting words" played a crucial role in the social imagination of Victorian writing. In this compelling book, Justin Sider traces these public addresses across a wide range of works, from poems by Byron and Browning, to essays by Twain, to novels by Dickens.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780813941820
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 288
  • Published:
  • October 30, 2018
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x0 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 530 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: October 29, 2024

Description of Parting Words

Whether deathbed pronouncements, political capitulations, or seafaring farewells, "parting words" played a crucial role in the social imagination of Victorian writing. In this compelling book, Justin Sider traces these public addresses across a wide range of works, from poems by Byron and Browning, to essays by Twain, to novels by Dickens.

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