Royalties: The Queen and Victorian Writers

by Gail Turley Houston

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Queens, by definition, embody a historical contradiction between femininity and power. Queen Victoria, whose strength and longevity defined an age, possessed immense cultural as well as political power, even becoming a writer herself. This cultural sovereignty, argues Gail Turley Houston, in the hands of a female monarch troubled writers, especially men, who worked during a reign that viewed women as domestic angels. By exploring a wide range of representations...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0813918936

ISBN13:9780813918938

Release Date:October 1999

Publisher:University of Virginia Press

Length:192 Pages

Weight:1.07 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Movements & Periods Victorian Women Writers Women's Studies

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