Victorian Literature is a burgeoning subject area encompassing a diverse range of disciplines and theoretical perspectives. This programme explores the concept of the Victorian and the identity of those we call the Victorians whilst critically examining Victorian ideas, cultures and mentalities.
Content
Themes covered include:
* Perceptions of technology and time
* Gender and sexuality
* The crisis in religious faith
* Notions of popular and high culture
* The dynamics of urban space.
The programme is primarily concerned with the Victorian period as an age of questioning. Throughout, the concept of Victorian will be analysed as less than an epoch but more than a queen. We will go beyond her reign into the 19th century, 1790-1914.
The University of Glasgow is an excellent place in which to study Victorian literature. The University library has outstanding holdings in Victorian primary and critical sources. As well as the books available for lending, its Special Collections include a collection of over 1,000 Victorian novels, some very rare. The library subscribes to most of the major Victorian journals and a great range of scholarly bibliographic databases and online journals are available.