Kirby-Jane Hallum

Aestheticism and the Marriage Market in Victorian Popular Fiction (eBook, ePUB)

The Art of Female Beauty

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Based on close readings of five Victorian novels, Hallum presents an original study of the interaction between popular fiction, the marriage market and the aesthetic movement. She uses the texts to trace the development of aestheticism, examining the differences between the authors, including their approach, style and gender.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317317975
• Artikelnr.: 43589096

Autorenporträt

Kirby-Jane Hallum received her PhD in English from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research interests lie in the long 19th century, with particular focus on women's and popular literature, and her recent publications in Literature Compass, Women's Writing and Victorian Network reflect dual interests in Britain and New Zealand. She is currently embarking on a new project regarding Britain's influence on colonial New Woman writing.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Art of Female Beauty in Context 1. 'Two Lovers to Decide
their Rival Claim to the Possession of My Person': Rhoda Broughton's
Cometh up as a Flower 2. The 'Aesthetics of Love' in George Meredith's The
Egoist 3. 'A Lovely Woman Whom He Hath Bought': The Market for
Aestheticized Commodities in Ouida's Moths 4. 'I Love Beauty - And I Study
it wherever I find it, Dead or Living': Marie Corelli's Wormwood 5. 'Love
for Love's Sake': George du Maurier's Trilby Conclusion: Beyond Beauty