Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, History of Sex, English Fiction & Prose Literature - 19th Century - Literary Criticism, Sex - Social & Political Issues - Prostitution & Sex-Related Business, British History - Social Aspects, Sex Role & Liter
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Examines the conception of prostitutes, adulteresses, seductees, and other sexually illicit women in mid-19th century England, focusing on their perceived lack of autonomy; and samples the conception's manifestation in the works of Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
October 5, 1993
Publisher
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1993.
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780801481482