The Private Rod Marital Violence, Sensation and the Law in Victorian Britain |
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| Author:
| Tromp, Marlene |
| Series title: | Victorian Literature and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-1949-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2000 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $49.50USD $49.50 |
Book Description:
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Sensation novels - characterized by emotionally and socially provocative dialogue and plots - had their heyday in England in the 1860s and 1870s. Exploring the metaphor of marital violence, the author examines the relationship between the representations of such violence in fiction and in the law.
Sensation novels - characterized by emotionally and socially provocative dialogue and plots - had their heyday in England in the 1860s and 1870s. Exploring the metaphor of marital violence, the author examines the relationship between the representations of such violence in fiction and in the law.