Sex, crime and literature in victorian england
Auteur :
Ward, Ian
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781849462945
Date de publication :
7 févr. 2014
Dimensions :
23,8 x 16,4 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
400 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
By analysing relevant statues alongside the literature of the time, Ian Ward investigates Victorian anxieties about the 'condition' of its women, concentrating in particular on four 'crimes': adultery, bigamy, infanticide and prostitution.