E. Godfrey
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2012
9781349336104
Femininity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature and Society
From Dagger-Fans to Suffragettes
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
e druk, 2012
ISBN13: 9781349336104
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Crime Files
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
This exploration into the development of women's self-defence from 1850 to 1914 features major writers, including H.G. Wells, Elizabeth Robins and Richard Marsh, and encompasses an unusually wide-ranging number of subjects from hatpin crimes to the development of martial arts for women.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349336104
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Serie:Crime Files
Inhoudsopgave
List of Figures Acknowledgments A Note on the Text Abbreviations Introduction PART I: 'A DOOR OPEN, A DOOR SHUT' On the Street Danger en Route Behind Closed Doors: Bogey-Husbands in Disguise: Mona Caird's The Wing of Azrael (1889) PART II: FIGHTING FOR EMANCIPATION Elizabeth Robins' The Convert The Last Heroine Left? PART III: THE PRE-WAR FEMALE GAZE 'Where Are You Going To, My Pretty Maid?': Elizabeth Robins on White Slavery Read My Lips Bibliography Index