Anthony Trollope and His Contemporaries: A Study in the Theory and Convention of the Mid-Victorian Novel

Review
"A book I admire. It has been of great value to me."-- J. Hillis Miller

"The first and still the best study of Trollope's relationships, connections and interactions with the literary world of his own time. Skilton's is the necessary introduction to any serious investigation of Trollope's fiction."--John Sutherland


Book Description
First published in 1972, the second edition of this highly respected classic of Trollope criticism will be welcomed by Trollope scholars everywhere. David Skilton examines the literary background against which Trollope wrote, and drawing on the vast evidence of mid-Victorian periodical criticism, he shows how this criticism controlled the novelist's creativity. He then goes on to examine Trollope's particular type of realism in the context of the theories of literary imagination current in the 1860s.



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Reprint (with a new preface by the author) of a 1972 work originally published by Longman, UK. After discussing Trollope's reputation with reviewers, the author examines central issues in the criticism of the period, as well as the techniques thought to be essential to a successful novel. Other topics include the moral and social acceptability of prose fiction, Trollope's presentation of female characters, and his account of literary creation. Includes a comprehensive listing of mid-Victorian criticism of Trollope's work. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.


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