The Routledge handbook of Victorian scandals in literature and culture:

"The Routledge Handbook of Victorian Scandals in Literature and Culture exposes, explores, and examines what Victorians once considered flagrant breaches of decorum. Infringements that were fantasized through artforms or were actually committed exceeded entertaining parlor gossip; once in print...

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Weitere Verfasser: Ayres, Brenda 1953- (HerausgeberIn), Maier, Sarah E. 1968- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York ; London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2023
Schriftenreihe:Routledge literature handbooks
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Zusammenfassung:"The Routledge Handbook of Victorian Scandals in Literature and Culture exposes, explores, and examines what Victorians once considered flagrant breaches of decorum. Infringements that were fantasized through artforms or were actually committed exceeded entertaining parlor gossip; once in print they were condemned as socially contaminative but were also consumed as delightfully sensational. This handbook is an invaluable resource about Victorian literature, art, and culture which challenges its readers to ponder perplexing questions about how and why some scandals were perpetrated and propagated in the nineteenth century while others were not, and what the controversies reveal about the human condition that persists beyond Victoria's reign of propriety"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xx, 605 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781003286011
DOI:10.4324/9781003286011