The Ends of History: Victorians and "the Woman Question"

by Christina Crosby

Book Overview

Why were the Victorians so passionate about "History"?

How did this passion relate to another Victorian obsession - the "woman question"? In a brilliant and provocative study, Christina Crosby investigates the links between the Victorians' fascination with "history" and with the nature of "women."

Discussing both key novels and non-literary texts - Daniel Deronda and Hegel's Philosophy of History; Henry Esmond and Macaulay's History...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138008036
• ISBN13: 9781138008038
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"