A study of the wealth of meanings that 'Persia' - real or imagined - held for Victorian poetryTakes a broad, interdisciplinary approach to a significant strand

The Persian Presence in Victorian Poetry surveys the variety of ways in which Persia, and the multitude of ideological, historical, cultural and political notio

This work shows that novelists often responded to newspapers by reworking well-known events covered by Victorian newspapers in their fictions. With each chapter

This title argues against the repeated emphasis on literary form and for the artistic importance of literary content. It will appeals to those interested in phi

The interest among Victorian readers in classical literature from Asia has been greatly underestimated. The popularity of the Arabian Nights and The Rubaiyat of