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The New Woman Gothic: Reconfigurations of Distress
Patricia Murphy
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
Drawing from and reworking Gothic conventions, the New Woman version is marshaled during a tumultuous cultural moment of gender anxiety either to defend or revile thecomplex character. The controversial and compelling figure of the New Woman in fin de siècle British fiction has garnered extensive scholarly attention, but rarely has she been investigated through the lens of the Gothic.
Part I, “The Blurred Boundary,” examines an obfuscated distinction between the New Woman and the prostitute, presented in a stunning breadth and array of writings. Part II, “Reconfigured Conventions,” probes four key aspects of the Gothic, each of which is ... Read more
Drawing from and reworking Gothic conventions, the New Woman version is marshaled during a tumultuous cultural moment of gender anxiety either to defend or revile thecomplex character. The controversial and compelling figure of the New Woman in fin de siècle British fiction has garnered extensive scholarly attention, but rarely has she been investigated through the lens of the Gothic.
Part I, “The Blurred Boundary,” examines an obfuscated distinction between the New Woman and the prostitute, presented in a stunning breadth and array of writings. Part II, “Reconfigured Conventions,” probes four key aspects of the Gothic, each of which is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826220677
SKU
V9780826220677
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About Patricia Murphy
Patricia Murphy is Professor of English at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, USA where she teaches British literature and other courses. Her specialty is Victorian literature, particularly the novel.
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