Yeast (novel)
Yeast: A Problem (1848) was the first novel by the Victorian social and religious controversialist Charles Kingsley.
Themes and sources
Motivated by his strong convictions as a
Publication
Yeast was first published in instalments in Fraser's Magazine, starting in July 1848, but as the radicalism of Kingsley's ideas became apparent the magazine's publisher took fright and induced the author to bring his novel to a premature close.[3] In 1851 it appeared in volume form.[7]
Criticism
It is sometimes said that Yeast suffers from its over-reliance on long conversations between its hero, Lancelot Smith, and the subsidiary characters of the novel, and from Kingsley's failure to integrate these discussions into anything resembling a coherent plot.[7][8] On the other hand many have admired the vividness of Kingsley's depiction of the degradation and grinding poverty of the lower classes in the English shires.[9][1]
Footnotes
- ^ a b Ousby 1996, p. 434.
- ISBN 0801868971. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ a b Vance 2004–2013.
- ISBN 9780070492752. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
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- ISBN 9781107600096. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
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- ^ Ward & Waller 1964–1967, p. 360.
- ^ Ward & Waller 1964–1967, p. 361.
References
- ISBN 0521436273.
ideas in which Lancelot.
- Vance, Norman (2004–2013). "Kingsley, Charles". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15617. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Ward, A. W.; Waller, A. R., eds. (1964–1967). The Cambridge History of English Literature. Volume 13. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
External links
- Full text at the Internet Archive