| Description |
[xiii], 301 p. |
| Series |
Victorian literature and culture series |
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Victorian literature and culture series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Theory, advocacy, and history -- Historiographies of witchcraft for feminist advocacy : historical justice in Elizabeth Gaskell's Lois the witch -- Witchcraft precedents as literary history : from The discoverie of witchcraft to Sir Matthew Hale -- The historical turn in witchcraft literature : from Enlightenment historiography to historical realism -- Theories and histories of agency : Mary Wollstonecraft's narrative of the reasonable woman -- Agency, equity, publicity : compos mentis in Charles Reade's Hard cash and lunacy commission reports -- Gendered credibility : testimony in fiction and indecent assault -- Women's legal literacy and pro se representation : from Griffith Gaunt to Georgina Weldon -- Concealing women's mens rea: advocacy for female prisoners and infanticidal mothers -- The secret agency of juries : forging resistance against sodomy prosecution. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
English literature -- History and criticism.
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Legal stories, English -- History and criticism.
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Law and literature -- Great Britain -- History.
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Law in literature.
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Female offenders in literature.
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain -- History.
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Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- History.
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Feminist jurisprudence -- Great Britain.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780813928937 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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0813928931 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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0813928974 (electronic bk.) |
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9780813928975 (electronic bk.) |
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