Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature

E. Godfrey

Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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Now in paperback, this book considers crime fighting from the perspective of the civilian city-goer, from the mid-Victorian garotting panics to 1914. It charts the shift from the use of body armour to the adoption of exotic martial arts through the works of popular playwrights and novelists, examining changing ideals of urban, middle-class heroism.

ISBN-13
9781349323951
ISBN-10
1349323950
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2011
Publication date
2011-01-01
Pages
201
Dimensions
235x155x