| Samuel Butler, Victorian Against the Grain: A Critical Overview Subjects: Butler Samuel 1835–1902 -- Criticism and interpretation; Butler Samuel 1835–1902; Novelists English -- 19th century -- Biography; Critics -- Great Britain -- Biography; Essayists -- Great Britain -- Biography; Samuel Butler, Victorian against the Grain is an interdisciplinary collection of essays that provides a critical overview of Butler's career, one which places his multifaceted body of work within the cultural framework of the Victorian age. Paradis James G. : James G. Paradis is the Robert M. Metcalfe Professor of Writing and Humanistic Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |