The hothouse flower : nurturing women in the victorian conservatory /
Traces the interrelations of architecture, literature, social history, and gender in Anglo-American society of the late 19th and early 20th centuries by examining the conservatory (a glassed, heated building for the display of plants (and people)). The central metaphor of the Victorian lady as an e...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Brighton :
Edward Everett Root,
2020.
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| Summary: | Traces the interrelations of architecture, literature, social history, and gender in Anglo-American society of the late 19th and early 20th centuries by examining the conservatory (a glassed, heated building for the display of plants (and people)). The central metaphor of the Victorian lady as an exotic plant in need of protection and nurture, and for display is pursued throughout the book. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 210 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781913087272 1913087271 |