The Private Rod
Download or Read eBook The Private Rod PDF written by Marlene Tromp and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Marlene Tromp |
| Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0813919495 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780813919492 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Private Rod by : Marlene Tromp
Book excerpt: Sensation novels, a genre characterized by scandalous narratives and emotionally and socially provocative dialogue and plots, had their heyday in England in the 1860s and 1870s, in the midst of growing concern about codes of behavior in marriage. Exploring the central metaphor of marital violence in these novels, Marlene Tromp uncovers the relationship between the representations of such violence in fiction and in the law. Her investigation demonstrates that sensational constructions of gender, marriage, "brutal" relationships, and even murder, were gradually incorporated into legal debates and realist fiction as the Victorian understanding of what was "real" changed. --from publisher description.
