The Subverting Vision of Bulwer Lytton: Bicentenary Reflections

Scholars of English literature from Europe and the US discuss the work of British writer and baron Lytton (1803-73), with a special focus on patterns of antitheses or subversion. The topics include his reputation, Newgate novels, Godwinian myth, domestic archaeology in The Last Days of Pompeii, the historical context of Athens: Its Rise and Fall, and defending the empire in The Coming Race. Most of the 17 essays are from a July 2000 conference in London. Distributed by Associated University Presses. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR