The Routledge Handbook of Victorian Scandals in Literature and Culture (Routledge Literature Handbooks)

Synopsis

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 Victoria’s reign of propriety.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

606 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000782639

Related ISBNs:

9781003286011, 9781032259963, 9781032374147

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

12/01/22

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Brenda Ayres and Sarah E. Maier

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Brenda Ayres

Edited by:

Sarah E. Maier