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Victorian Scandals
Kristine Ottesen Garrigan
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Description for Victorian Scandals
Hardback. Num Pages: 349 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
In the popular mind, the word \u201cVictorian\u201d still evokes associations of repression, hypocrisy, and prudery. We persist in thinking that the Victorians were perpetually shocked by everything from minor breaches of domestic decorum to ministry-toppling causes c\u00e9l\u00e8bres. In examining various Victorian scandals, some familiar, some more obscure, these essays provide lively discussion and diverse points of view on the context, nature, and function of \u201cscandal\u201d in Victorian society, particularly in terms of gender and class.
Topics covered include:
- women as both victims and beneficiaries of the Victorian legal establishment, demonstrated ... Read more
In the popular mind, the word \u201cVictorian\u201d still evokes associations of repression, hypocrisy, and prudery. We persist in thinking that the Victorians were perpetually shocked by everything from minor breaches of domestic decorum to ministry-toppling causes c\u00e9l\u00e8bres. In examining various Victorian scandals, some familiar, some more obscure, these essays provide lively discussion and diverse points of view on the context, nature, and function of \u201cscandal\u201d in Victorian society, particularly in terms of gender and class.
Topics covered include:
- women as both victims and beneficiaries of the Victorian legal establishment, demonstrated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
Number of Pages
349
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821410196
SKU
V9780821410196
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99-15
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