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Virginal Sexuality and Textuality in Victorian Literature

Virginal Sexuality and Textuality in Victorian Literature

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Description
This book examines the figure of the virgin, a symbol central to many aspects of society and sexuality in nineteenth-century England, and its effects on the Victorian literary imagination. Studying the virgin as a social, sexual, and literary phenomenon, the volume contributes to current critical accounts of the relations among the body and language, gender, and discourse. These essays explore the ways in which virginity is not a natural ideal but a complex cultural and literary sign. The authors rethink the virginal as a textual counter-example to the idealization of "natural sexuality."
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
257
Release Date:
1992-12-24
Publication Date:
1992-12-24
Publisher:
State University of New York Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0791412849
ISBN13:
9780791412848
Weight:
27 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
1 cm
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