Kirby-Jane Hallum

Gebundenes Buch

Aestheticism and the Marriage Market in Victorian Popular Fiction

The Art of Female Beauty

Beschreibung

Based on close readings of five Victorian novels, Hallum presents an original study of the interaction between popular fiction, the marriage market and the aesthetic movement. She uses the texts to trace the development of aestheticism, examining the differences between the authors, including their approach, style and gender. Wider issues concerning Victorian womanhood, marriage and commodity culture are also explored. This book will be of interest to scholars of book history as well as literature and nineteenth-century society.

Autor

Kirby-Jane Hallum received her PhD in English from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research interests lie in the long 19th century, with particular focus on women's and popular literature, and her recent publications in Literature Compass, Women's Writing and Victorian Network reflect dual interests in Britain and New Zealand. She is currently embarking on a new project regarding Britain's influence on colonial New Woman writing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9781848934818
• ISBN-10: 1848934815
• Artikelnr.: 43750273