<p><i>Victorian Poets: A Critical Reader</i> features a collection of critical essays focusing on various aspects of Victorian-era poetry from the 1830s to the 1890s.</p> <ul> <li>Presents key criticism on Victorian poetry</li> <li>Features contributions from a variety of scholars in the field</li> <li>Illustrates the full range of critical approaches to the Victorian poets, including attention to texts, words, forms, modes, and sub-genres</li> <li>Offers fresh reinterpretations, many driven by contemporary ideological interests, including gender questions, selfhood, and body issues</li> </ul>