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

Info autore

William A. Cohen is Associate Professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Riassunto

In narratives ranging from Eliot's and Trollope's novels about scandalous women to Oscar Wilde's writing and his trials for homosexuality, this book shows how, in each instance, sexuality appears couched in coded terms. It is suitable to scholars and general readers interested in Victorian literature, the history of sexuality, and gender studies.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Cohen, William A Cohen, William A. Cohen
• Con la collaborazione di: Michele Ainabarale (Editore)
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.08.1996
• EAN: 9780822318484
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-1848-4
• Pagine: 272
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 234 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 454 g
• Serie: Series Q; Series Q
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata