Title: Samuel Butler
Description: Samuel Butler is best known for his biting criticism of the underlying hypocrises and social constraints of the Victorian era. Lee E. Holt relates Butler's defiant creative work to the events in his life, and incorporates recent scholarship to establish Butler as a multifaceted writer whose work ranges from witty and playful to subtle and complex. -- From book jacket.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Etude et critique
People: Samuel Butler (1835-1902)