The Spectacle of Intimacy: A Public Life for the Victorian Family

by Karen Chase and Michael Levenson

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Love of home life, the intimate moments a family peacefully enjoyed in seclusion, had long been considered a hallmark of English character even before the Victorian era. But the Victorians attached unprecedented importance to domesticity, romanticizing the family in every medium from novels to government reports, to the point where actual families felt anxious and the public developed a fierce appetite for scandal. Here Karen Chase and Michael...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691006687

ISBN13:9780691006680

Release Date:June 2000

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"

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