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The Routledge Handbook of Victorian Scandals in Literature and Culture

Brenda Ayres Sarah E Maier

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  • 606 sidor
  • 2022
The Routledge Handbook of Victorian Scandals in Literature and Culture exposes, explores, and examines what Victorians once considered flagrant breaches of decorum. Infringements that were fantasized through artforms or were actually committed exceeded entertaining parlor gossip; once in print they were condemned as socially contaminative but were also consumed as delightfully sensational. Written by scholars in diverse disciplines, this volume: Demonstrates that spreading scandals seemed to have been one of the most entertaining sources of activities but were also normative efforts made by the Victorians to ensure conformity of decorum. Provides a broad spectrum of infractions that were considered scandalous to the Victorians. Identifies Victorian transgressions that made the news and that may still shock modern readers. Covers a gamut of moral infractions and transgressions either practiced, rumored, or fantasized in art forms. This handbook is an invaluable resource about Victorian literature, art, and culture which challenges its readers to ponder perplexing questions about how and why some scandals were perpetrated and propagated in the nineteenth century while others were not, and what the controversies reveal about the human condition that persists beyond Victorias reign of propriety.
  • Författare: Brenda Ayres, Sarah E Maier
  • Illustratör: black and white 15 Illustrations 15 Halftones black and white
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9781032259963
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 606
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2022-12-01
  • Förlag: Routledge