| Description |
ix, 239 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-233) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the gendered context of Victorian science -- Fated marginalization : women and science in the poetry of Constance Naden -- A problematic boundary : masculinizing science in Thomas Hardy's Two on a tower -- Dangerous behavior : a woman's menacing avocation in Wilkie Collins's Heart and science -- "Escaping" gender : the neutral voice in Marianne North's Recollections of a happy life -- Evolutionary mediation : the female physician in Charles Reade's A woman-hater. |
| Summary |
"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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Sexism in science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Women in science.
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Women in literature.
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Sexism in literature.
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Prejudices in literature.
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Marginality, Social, in literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
082621682X (hard cover : alk. paper) |
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9780826216823 (hard cover : alk. paper) |
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