Victorian Heroines: Representations of Femininity in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Art

by Kimberley Reynolds

Book Overview

Kimberley Reynolds and Nicola Humble here provide a radical revision of Victorian constructions of femininity. Using a wide range of textual examples (including children's literature, sensations fiction, diaries, and autobiography) as well as visual illustrations, Victorian Heroines offers a new look at the representation of women and sexuality in nineteenth-century literature and painting.
Arguing against the conventional dyadic model that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814773613
• ISBN13: 9780814773611
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"