Representations of hair in Victorian literature and culture
By: by Galia Ofek.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780754661610
Subjects: English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Hair in literature; Femininity in literature; Gender identity in literature; Hair in popular culture; Femininity in popular culture; Hair -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Hair theorized; title: Hair fetishized in Victorian culture; title: Hair domesticated by male novelists; title: Hair fashioned by women authors; title: Sensational hair; title: Funny hair.