Aestheticism and the Marriage Market in Victorian Popular Fiction: The Art of Female Beauty: The Art of Female Beauty, Kirby-Jane Hallum (9781848934818) — Readings Books
Aestheticism and the Marriage Market in Victorian Popular Fiction: The Art of Female Beauty: The Art of Female Beauty
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Aestheticism and the Marriage Market in Victorian Popular Fiction: The Art of Female Beauty: The Art of Female Beauty

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Based on close readings of five Victorian novels, Hallum presents an original study of the interaction between popular fiction, the marriage market and the aesthetic movement. She uses the texts to trace the development of aestheticism, examining the differences between the authors, including their approach, style and gender. Wider issues concerning Victorian womanhood, marriage and commodity culture are also explored. This book will be of interest to scholars of book history as well as literature and nineteenth-century society.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 April 2015
Pages
228
ISBN
9781848934818

Based on close readings of five Victorian novels, Hallum presents an original study of the interaction between popular fiction, the marriage market and the aesthetic movement. She uses the texts to trace the development of aestheticism, examining the differences between the authors, including their approach, style and gender. Wider issues concerning Victorian womanhood, marriage and commodity culture are also explored. This book will be of interest to scholars of book history as well as literature and nineteenth-century society.

Read More
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 April 2015
Pages
228
ISBN
9781848934818