Water and women in the victorian imagination
Auteur :
Laurent, Béatrice
Éditeur :
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
ISBN :
9781789974867
Date de publication :
26 févr. 2021
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
475 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
During the Victorian period, naturally wet spaces like rivers and the sea were construed as feminised, embodying either the angelic Undine or the demonic Siren. This study of a unique collection of materials explores the development of the mythical ‘water woman’ of the time.