‘England’s darling’ ：The Victorian cult of Alfred the Great

Publication subTitle ：The Victorian cult of Alfred the Great

Author： ParkerJoanne

Publisher： Manchester University Press‎

Publication year： 2017

E-ISBN: 9781526130563

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780719073571

Subject： K5 European History

Keyword：欧洲史

Language： ENG

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Description

In the nineteenth century, Alfred the Great was a figure who rivalled King Arthur in the popular imagination. This book asks why Alfred was so important in Victorian Britain, examines the ways in which he was rewritten by authors and artists of the time, and investigates how Alfred is no longer a national icon.

Chapter

'ENGLAND’S DARLING': THE VICTORIAN CULT OF ALFRED THE GREAT

Halftitle Page

Title Page

Contents

List of illustrations

Preface – The king who burnt the cakes

Acknowledgements

Dedication

1. The day of a thousand years: Alfred and the Victorianmania for commemoration

2. Medievalism, Anglo-Saxonism and the nineteenth century

3. Turning a king into a hero: nine hundred years of pre-Victorian reinvention

4. The hero as king: Alfred and nineteenth-century politics

5. ‘The root and spring of everything we love in church and state’: Alfred and Victorian progress

6. ‘The most perfect character in history’: Alfred and Victorian morality

7. ‘Never to be confused with King Arthur’: Alfred after Victoria

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