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Adrienne Munich
Based on close textual attention and rare archival material, and drawing on ideas from material culture, fashion theory, economic criticism, and fetishism, Empire of Diamonds interprets the various meanings of…
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This study explores the passion with which Victorian male writers and artists gave meaning to the myth of Perseus and Andromeda and its medieval analogue, the legend of St George…
Exploring the influence of Victoria on England’s cultural history, this book adopts many different approaches to explore the various incarnations of the queen in the minds of her people. Topics…
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Draws upon feminist, anthropological, and postcolonial approaches, and searches out various incarnations of Queen Victoria in the minds of her subjects.
This collection of essays by scholars in literature, cultural studies, art history, and women’s studies goes beyond biography and official history to explore the diverse and sometimes conflicting meanings Queen…
Amy Lowell
Amy Lowell (1874-1925), American poet and critic, was one of the most influential and well-known writers of her era. This volume of her poetry is organized according to her characteristic…
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Off the screen and onto the runway!
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Queen Victoria
The books offer intimate views of the most important woman of her times as she shares her love of her family and of the Highlands and demonstrates her intense interest…
