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PROSE STUDIES 1800-1900
Under the auspices of the Victorian Studies Centre at the University of Leicester, Philip Dodd and J. C. Hilson will soon be editing a new journal devoted to the study of non-fictional prose between 1800 and 1900, under the title Prose Studies (PS). According to the editors, their journal will “provide a much-needed forum for genuinely interdisciplinary discourse,” with one major aim being “to evolve,
through the elucidation and discussion of individual works . . . a distinctive critical vocabulary for the analysis of non-fictional prose . . . .” There will also be a yearly annotated bibliography and reviews of current work in the field. There are forthcoming articles by David DeLaura on Matthew Arnold; Elizabeth Strode on William Morris’ lectures; and A. W. Bellringer on Pater.The journal will appear three times a year, with the first number to be published probably in September 1977 in conjunction with a Ruskin conference in Leicester. Subscription rates are as follows: individuals, £2.50 or $4.50 per year; institutions, £3.50 or $6.50. Address the editors, Department of English, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH England.