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Tag: Victoriana

How to Know if it’s Courtly Love

May 12, 2016
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Would Carlyle Support Trump?

January 28, 2016

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), a Victorian writer of fiery contradictions and angry satire, is known for hero worship. In his Lecture on Heroes, he describes ideal political leaders as The Commander over Men; he to whose will our wills are to be subordinated, and loyally surrender themselves, and find their welfare in doing so, may be … More Would Carlyle Support Trump?

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Have Yourself a Dour Victorian Christmas

December 24, 2015

This is gonna be a downer, but what do you expect from a Victorianist? Now this is probably the time for me to say that the Victorians don’t fit the neat stereotypes that we have for them. They weren’t as prudish, but their chairs were really overstuffed…yadda yadda yadda. But where’s the fun in that? … More Have Yourself a Dour Victorian Christmas

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