Sex Scandal - The Private Parts of Victorian Fiction

"A provocative study, extremely well-written, engaging, and intelligent throughout. Through a series of detailed and nuanced readings, Cohen argues persuasively that novelistic discourse and the discourse of scandal were inextricably bound up with each other. Each of his extended literary analyses contains a series of observations that brilliantly clarifies the specific dynamics of literary semantics."--Mary L. Poovey, Johns Hopkins University

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William A. Cohen

Riassunto

Talking about Victorian fiction, this book seeks to identify an assortment of cunning narrative techniques used to insinuate sex into Victorian writing. It demonstrates that even as such narratives air the scandalous subject, they emphasise its unspeakable nature. It is also suggestive about our own modes of imagining sexuality in modern times.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William A Cohen, William A. Cohen
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.08.1996
• EAN: 9780822318569
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-1856-9
• Pagine: 272
• Peso: 726 g
• Serie: Series Q; Series Q
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata