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Victorian Heroines: Readings of Femininity and Its Representation in Nineteenth-century Literature and Art

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Victorian Heroines: Readings of Femininity and Its Representation in Nineteenth-century Literature and Art - Reynolds, Kimberley, and Humble, Nicola
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A radical revision of Victorian constructions of femininity is proposed and developed in this book. Using a wide range of textual examples and visual illustrations, it argues against the crude dyadic model which has prevailed over recent decades. In its place it suggests a more complex paradigm simultaneously able to conceal and reveal contradictory attitudes to Victorian womanhood. The book explores the highly erotic fantasy elements frequently found in widely disseminated "orthodox" female images. Works about femininity ...

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Victorian Heroines: Readings of Femininity and Its Representation in Nineteenth-century Literature and Art 1993, Prentice-Hall, Harlow

ISBN-13: 9780710813022

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