Violent Women and Sensation Fiction : Crime, Medicine and Victorian Popular Culture /

This book explores ideas of violent femininity across generic and disciplinary boundaries during the nineteenth century. It aims to highlight how medical, legal and literary narratives shared notions of the volatile nature of women. Mangham traces intersections between notorious legal trials, theori...

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Main Author:	Mangham, Andrew (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:	Literature. British and Irish Literature. Fiction. Gender Studies. History of Britain and Ireland. Nineteenth-Century Literature. Social History. British literature. Gender expression. Gender identity. Literature, Modern > 19th century. Sex (Psychology) Social history. Sociology. Great Britain > History. Electronic books.
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Summary:	This book explores ideas of violent femininity across generic and disciplinary boundaries during the nineteenth century. It aims to highlight how medical, legal and literary narratives shared notions of the volatile nature of women. Mangham traces intersections between notorious legal trials, theories of female insanity, and sensation novels.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (X, 247 pages)
ISBN:	9780230286993
DOI:	10.1057/9780230286993