Carolyn W de la L Oulton

Romantic Friendship in Victorian Literature

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Produktbeschreibung

Carolyn Oulton considers same-sex romantic friendships between men and women in novels and poetry by authors such as Dickens, Tennyson, Disraeli, Charlotte BrontÃ', and Braddon, while also tracing developments in attitudes from mid-century to the fin-de-siécle revealed in conduct manuals, periodicals, and religious treatises. Her book is a persuasive challenge to those who view mid-Victorian England, existing in a state of blissful pre-Freudian innocence, as unproblematically accommodating of passionate same-sex relationships.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781138259621
• ISBN-10: 1138259624
• Artikelnr.: 50437082

Autorenporträt

Carolyn W. de la L. Oulton is Senior Lecturer in English at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. She writes on Victorian literature and culture and is also the author of several volumes of poetry, including The Rain (2000), Left Past the Moon (2001), and Warned Against Unnecessary Journeys.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter One Ennobling Genius: Writing Victorian Romantic Friendship
Chapter Two Extraordinary Reserve: The Problem of Male Friendship
Chapter Three A Right to Your Intimacy: The Ends of Female Friendship
Chapter Four Tenderest Caresses: Romantic Friendship and the Satirists
Chapter Five Sinister Meaning: Crises at the Fin de Siècle
Chapter 6 Conclusion