Violent Women and Sensation Fiction: Crime, Medicine and Victorian Popular Culture

Mangham, A.

This book explores ideas of violent femininity across generic and disciplinary boundaries during the nineteenth century. It aims to highlight how medical, legal and literary narratives shared notions of the volatile nature of women. Mangham traces intersections between notorious legal trials, theories of female insanity, and sensation novels.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-08-16

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230545212

DOI: 10.1057/9780230286993

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 247