Violent Victorians Richard Taylor

Violent Victorians Richard TaylorFirst book to bring together the wide range of violent entertainments that characterised popular culture in nineteenth century London and seriously assesses their origins, functions and impact. Draws upon the methodologies of social and cultural history to better understand the texture of Victorian society, and the mental world of the lower orders.

and instrumentalizing boundaries

it demonstrates the importance of a historical understanding of the genre

Six years after its initial publication

The problem has been not to find their common theme

Issues explored include the judicial construction of racial categories

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gender studies and queer theory

The case study is a modern genre that has not yet outgrown its original purpose

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Following the first collection of story drama structures