Women and Sexual Love in the British Novel, 1740-1880: A 'Craving Vacancy'

Weisser, S.

This text explores the ways in which four British novelists used and transformed the theme of women's relation to sexual love in the 18th and 19th centuries. It analyzes the moment in cultural history when gender roles, sexuality and literature met to become a new ideology.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1996-12-17

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780333630204

DOI: 10.1057/9780230377349

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 190