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Crime in verse : the poetics of murder in the Victorian era /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Brien, Ellen L., 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbus : Ohio State University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
English poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
Crime in literature.
Murder in literature.
Crime > Political aspects > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Poets, English > 19th century > Political and social views.
Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Law and literature > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Discourse analysis, Literary.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Murder, execution, and the criminal classes
  • The murderous subject and the criminal sublime
  • "Household law" and the domestication of murder.