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The Ends of History : Victorians and ""the Woman Question""

Why were the Victorians so passionate about ""History""?How did this passion relate to another Victorian obsession - the ""woman question""? In a brilliant and provocative study, Christina Crosby investigates the links between the Victorians' fascination...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Crosby, Christina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Colección:Routledge library editions. Women's history.
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Sumario:Why were the Victorians so passionate about ""History""?How did this passion relate to another Victorian obsession - the ""woman question""? In a brilliant and provocative study, Christina Crosby investigates the links between the Victorians' fascination with ""history"" and with the nature of ""women.""Discussing both key novels and non-literary texts - Daniel Deronda and Hegel's Philosophy of History; Henry Esmond and Macaulay's History of England; Little Dorrit, Wilkie Collins' The Frozen Deep, and Mayhew's survey of ""l.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (201 pages)
ISBN:9781136248320
1136248323