E. Godfrey
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2010
9780230273450
Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature
Duelling with Danger
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
e druk, 2010
ISBN13: 9780230273450
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Crime Files
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Now in paperback, this book considers crime fighting from the perspective of the civilian city-goer, from the mid-Victorian garotting panics to 1914. It charts the shift from the use of body armour to the adoption of exotic martial arts through the works of popular playwrights and novelists, examining changing ideals of urban, middle-class heroism.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780230273450
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Serie:Crime Files
Inhoudsopgave
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on the Text and Abbreviations Introduction PART I: THE GAROTTING FARCE: ARMOURED MASCULINITY AND ITS LIMITS: 1851-1867 Foreign Crimes Hit British Shores The Ticket-Of-Leave Man Tooled Up: The Pedestrian's Armoury PART II: ANTHONY TROLLOPE: AGGRESSION PUNISHED AND REWARDED: 1867-1887 Threats From Below And Above Lord Chiltern And Mr Kennedy Phineas Redux PART III: PHYSICAL FLAMBOYANCE IN THE SHERLOCK HOLMES CANON: 1887- 1914 Exotic Enemies Urban Knights In The London Streets Foreign Friends Bibliography Index