Bleak houses : marital violence in Victorian fiction / Lisa Surridge.

Author/creator Surridge, Lisa A., 1963-
Format Book
Publication InfoAthens : Ohio University Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxiv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
English fiction--19th century. --History and criticism.
Marriage in literature.
Domestic fiction, English--History and criticism.
Family violence in literature.
Abused women in literature.
Child abuse in literature.
Violence in literature.

Contents Private violence in the public eye: the early writings of Charles Dickens -- Domestic violence and middle-class manliness: Dombey and Son -- From regency violence to Victorian feminism: The tenant of Wildfell Hall -- The abused woman and the community: "Janet's repentance" -- Strange revelations: the divorce court, the newspaper, and The woman in white -- The private eye and the public gaze: He knew he was right -- Marital violence and the new woman: The wing of Azrael -- "Are women protected?" Sherlock Holmes and the violent home.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-262) and index.
LCCN 2005010296
ISBN0821416421 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN082141643X (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PR878.M36 S87 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold