Sue Brown

Julia Wedgwood, The Unexpected Victorian (eBook, ePUB)

The Life and Writing of a Remarkable Female Intellectual

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Julia Wedgwood (1833-1913) was a leading Victorian female non-fiction writer who ventured fearlessly into the reserved territory of the Victorian "man of letters", writing about the Classical world, Darwinism, German Biblical criticism, moral philosophy, theology and science as well as literature and history. Her successful debut as a novelist was halted by her father's objections. Non-fiction proved a more congenial métier and she was a regular contributor to the Spectator, Contemporary Review and other upmarket periodicals. Her books include The Moral Ideal and The Message of Israel and biographies of John Wesley and her great grandfather, Josiah Wedgwood.

Based on her extensive correspondence this biography also considers the tensions in her family life, the challenges she faced in establishing an unconventional, independent household and the impact of her deafness. Her wide, eclectic circle of friends included Harriet Martineau, Mrs Gaskell, her uncle Charles Darwin and his family, Browning who might have married her, F.D. Maurice, George Eliot, Frances Power Cobbe, Arthur Munby, Mary Everest Boole, Richard Hutton and the young E.M. Forster. She also played a significant role in Victorian feminism.

Amongst the many themes explored are the pioneering days of women's higher education and first wave feminism, feminist theology and the significance of female friendships, Christian Socialism, Darwinism, idealism and Victorian agnosticism, spiritualism, antivivisectionism, periodical writing, perceptions of the Classical world, the impact of German Biblical criticism and the Wedgwood family's sense of itself and its history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781839984129
• Artikelnr.: 63419538

Autorenporträt

Sue Brown is an independent scholar based in London. She has published Joseph Severn: A Life. The Rewards of Friendship (2009), Small Island, Great Riches: the Life of Paul Asciak: Tenor and Teacher from Malta (2010) and many articles on Severn, Browning, Julia Wedgwood and Gladstone.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Introduction: 'The Formidable Snowie'
Part I The Education of Julia Wedgwood Chapter One A Brilliant Child
Chapter Two Mentors, Friends and Pioneers
Chapter Three Waiting
Chapter Four The Young Novelist
Part II Great Men and Female Friends Chapter Five The Promise of Darwinism
Chapter Six 'The Era of My Life'
Chapter Seven A Woman's World
Chapter Eight The Responsibilities of the Poet
Part III Becoming a Woman of Letters Chapter Nine Finding a Voice
Chapter Ten A Forgotten Feminist
Chapter Eleven Doubt and the Fallibility of Idols
Chapter Twelve Domestic Contentment
Chapter Thirteen Coming to Terms with Darwin and His Legacy
Part IV The 'Thoughtful Woman Par Excellence' Chapter Fourteen The Message of Julia Wedgwood
Chapter Fifteen 'The Old Order Changeth'
Chapter Sixteen 'A Satisfi ed Guest'
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Index