Femininity, crime and self-defence in Victorian literature and society from dagger-fans to suffragettes / [electronic resource] :

• 作者： Godfrey, Emelyne.
• 其他題名：
  • Crime files series
• 出版： Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• 叢書名： Crime Files
• 主題： English fiction--19th century--History and criticism. , English fiction--20th century--History and criticism. , Women in literature , Crime in literature , LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh , Electronic books.
• ISBN： 9781137284563 (electronic bk.) 、 1137284560 (electronic bk.)
• FIND@SFXID: CGU
• 資料類型: 電子書
• 內容註: Includes bibliographical references and index. PART I: 'A DOOR OPEN, A DOOR SHUT' -- On the Street -- Danger en Route -- Behind Closed Doors: Bogey-Husbands in Disguise: Mona Caird's The Wing of Azrael (1889) -- PART II: FIGHTING FOR EMANCIPATION -- Elizabeth Robins' The Convert -- The Last Heroine Left? -- PART III: THE PRE-WAR FEMALE GAZE -- 'Where Are You Going To, My Pretty Maid?': Elizabeth Robins on White Slavery -- Read My Lips.
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• 摘要註: The topic of women and danger has long fascinated historians. This book innovatively situates both well-known and more obscure themes within the cultural context of the development of self-defence for ladies during the period from circa 1850 to 1914. Elizabeth Robins, Mona Caird and Anne Bronte considered the role of physiognomy in spotting rogue suitors, the nature of feminine anger and the dangers inside and outside the home. H.G. Wells's controversial novel, "Ann Veronica" (1909), is refreshingly re-examined as a testament to the growth of women's sports while the accompanying proliferation of women's martial arts classes was promoted by Edith Garrud, the trainer for the suffragette Bodyguard. Richard Marsh's detective, Judith Lee, a lip-reader and jujitsu practitioner, has been likened to Sherlock Holmes; her encounters with the Edwardian criminal underworld are explored here. Emelyne Godfrey introduces major themes in this area, showcasing a wealth of literary sources, artefacts and archival documents.
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