The sculptural body in Victorian literature: encrypted sexualities
This book argues that, in Victorian literature, transgressive desires that cannot be openly acknowledged are often buried and encrypted in the marble bodies of statues.
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Press
[2020]
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| Dans: | Année: 2020 |
| Collection/Revue: | Edinburgh critical studies in victorian culture
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Anglais
/ Littérature
/ Sculpture (Motif)
/ Érotisme (Motif)
/ Histoire 1837-1901
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Electronic books
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| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | This book argues that, in Victorian literature, transgressive desires that cannot be openly acknowledged are often buried and encrypted in the marble bodies of statues. Intro -- List of Illustrations -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Nineteenth-Century Pygmalions: The Sexual Politics of Tactility -- Chapter 2 Artworks in Marble: Capturing Venus in Durable Form -- Chapter 3 'Of marble men and maidens': Sculptural Transformations -- Chapter 4 Statuephilia and the Love of the Impossible -- Chapter 5 Between Death and Sleep: Libidinal Entombments -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 200 - 219 |
| Description matérielle: | Online-Ressource, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7486-9343-6 978-0-7486-9344-3 |
