'England's Darling' : the Victorian cult of Alfred the Great / Joanne Parker.
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- Alfred, King of England, 849-899 -- Influence
- Alfred, King of England, 849-899 -- In literature
- Alfred, King of England, 849-899
- Medievalism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Popular culture -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Themes, motives
- English literature -- 19th century -- Themes, motives
- Médiévisme -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Littérature anglaise -- 19e siècle -- Thèmes, motifs
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- English literature -- Themes, motives
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Literature
- Medievalism
- Great Britain
- 1800-1899
- Alfred, King of England Influence
- English literature History and criticism 19th century
- Great Britain Intellectual life 19th century
- Literature and history Great Britain
- Literature and society History 19th century Great Britain
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'ENGLAND'S DARLING': THE VICTORIAN CULT OF ALFRED THE GREAT; Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright; 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 morality7. 'Never to be confused with King Arthur': Alfred after Victoria; Select bibliography; Index
During the last two decades, numerous studies have been devoted to the Victorian fascination with King Arthur, however . the figure of King Alfred has received almost no attention. For much of the nineteenth century, Alfred was as important as Arthur in the British popular imagination. A pervasive cult of the king developed which included the erection of at least four public statues, the completion of more than twenty-five paintings, and the publication of over a hundred texts, by authors ranging from Wordsworth to minor women writers. By 1852, J.A. Froude could describe Alfred's life as 'the.
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