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Girls Who Went Wrong: Prostitutes in American Fiction, 1885-1917
Laura Hapke
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Description for Girls Who Went Wrong: Prostitutes in American Fiction, 1885-1917
Paperback. One group of male authors created fiction about the prostitute. The author examines how they attempted to turn an outcast into a heroine in a literature otherwise known for its puritanical attitude toward fallen women. She re-evaluates Stephen Crane's "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets", and other works of fiction. She draws on many period sources. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
There was much crusading in America to ""save the fallen,"" but little on the part of American social protest writers. Yet one group of male authors created fiction about the prostitute. Laura Hapke examines how they attempted to turn an outcast into a heroine in a literature otherwise known for its puritanical attitude toward fallen women. Hapke re-evaluates Stephen Crane's famous ""Maggie: A Girl of the Streets"", and other works of fiction. She also draws on a number of period sources, among them urban guide books and medical treatises.
There was much crusading in America to ""save the fallen,"" but little on the part of American social protest writers. Yet one group of male authors created fiction about the prostitute. Laura Hapke examines how they attempted to turn an outcast into a heroine in a literature otherwise known for its puritanical attitude toward fallen women. Hapke re-evaluates Stephen Crane's famous ""Maggie: A Girl of the Streets"", and other works of fiction. She also draws on a number of period sources, among them urban guide books and medical treatises.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Popular Press 1
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780879724740
SKU
V9780879724740
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Ref
99-15
About Laura Hapke
Laura Hapke has taught working-class studies and labor literature at Pace University, Queens College, and Hunter College. Recipient of two Choice Outstanding Academic Book awards, her most recent book is Labor's Text: The Worker in American Fiction.
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