In Science's Shadow: Literary Constructions of Late Victorian WomenUniversity of Missouri Press, 2006 - 239 pages "Through close analysis of noncanonical Victorian-era literature by Thomas Hardy, Wilkie Collins, Charles Reade, Constance Naden, and Marianne North, Murphy reveals how women were often marginalized, constricted, and defined as intellectually inferior as a result of the interplay of sociohistorical trends driven by scientific curiosity and the 'Woman Question'"--Provided by publisher. |
Table des matières
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2 Fated Marginalization | 41 |
3 A Problematic Boundary | 72 |
4 Dangerous Behavior | 106 |
5 Escaping Gender | 140 |
6 Evolutionary Mediation | 176 |
Afterword | 215 |
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