In Science's Shadow
Subtitle: Literary Constructions of Late Victorian Women
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: December 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780826216823
Subjects: Literary studies: 19th century; Science: General Issues; Women's studies; Women Authors; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English; British Isles; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; 19th century; English literature; Great Britain; History; History and criticism; Literature and science; Sexism in science
Description: "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.