Lytton Strachey

Eminent Victorians Lytton Strachey THE history of the Victorian Age will never be written; we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian

Eminent Victorians is a English biography collection by Lytton Strachey. THE history of the Victorian Age will never be written; we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian--ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art. Concerning the Age which has just passed, our fathers and our grandfathers have poured forth and accumulated so vast a quantity of information that the industry of a Ranke would be submerged by it, and the perspicacity of a Gibbon would quail before it.

"Den engelska reformationen var inte enbart en religiös omvälvning, den fick också social betydelse." Stracheys porträtt av Jungfrudrottningen i Elizabeth och Essex (1928) har blivit accepterat som nationalporträtt - och detta trots den våg av dokumentation som sköljt fram sedan Strachey skrev och som inte var tillgänglig under hans livstid. Förbluffande är den insikt med vilken han skildrar den engelska renässansens blandning av grymhet och idealism, och han presenterar den "tragiska historien" såsom ett elizabethanskt drama som i likhet med samtida tragedier är fullt av förfärliga och magnifika dödsstunder.

Eminent Victorians is a non-fiction book written by Lytton Strachey and published in 1918. The book is a collection of biographical essays about four famous figures from the Victorian era: Cardinal Manning, Dr. Arnold, Florence Nightingale, and General Gordon. Each essay provides an in-depth look at the life and accomplishments of the individual, as well as their impact on society and the culture of the time. Strachey's writing style is known for its wit, humor, and irreverence, and he uses these qualities to challenge the traditional narratives surrounding these figures. The book is considered a landmark in the field of biography, as it marked a departure from the hagiographic style that had dominated the genre up to that point. Instead, Strachey sought to provide a more nuanced and critical perspective on his subjects, highlighting their flaws and contradictions as well as their achievements. Eminent Victorians remains a popular and influential work to this day, and is considered a classic of English literature. This Is A New Release Of The Original 1918 Edition. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.