Readers and mistresses : kept women in Victorian literature /

Part recovery and part new reading method, this work locates the few kept mistresses in Victorian literature, while offering a queer way to read for their existences when less legible. This book offers a way to read old material with new eyes and a social justice ethic.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Peel, Katie R. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2024.
Series:	Interventions: rethinking the nineteenth century (Series)
Subjects:	English literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Mistresses in literature > Case studies. Man-woman relationships in literature > Case studies. Man-woman relationships > England > 19th century > Case studies.

Description
Summary:	Part recovery and part new reading method, this work locates the few kept mistresses in Victorian literature, while offering a queer way to read for their existences when less legible. This book offers a way to read old material with new eyes and a social justice ethic.
Physical Description:	x, 218 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [203}-215) and index.
ISBN:	1526176475 9781526176479