Masculinity, crime and self-defence in Victorian literature
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Masculinity, crime and self-defence in Victorian literature
（Crime files）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-193) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on the Text and Abbreviations Introduction PART I: THE GAROTTING FARCE: ARMOURED MASCULINITY AND ITS LIMITS: 1851-1867 Foreign Crimes Hit British Shores The Ticket-Of-Leave Man Tooled Up: The Pedestrian's Armoury PART II: ANTHONY TROLLOPE: AGGRESSION PUNISHED AND REWARDED: 1867-1887 Threats From Below And Above Lord Chiltern And Mr Kennedy Phineas Redux PART III: PHYSICAL FLAMBOYANCE IN THE SHERLOCK HOLMES CANON: 1887- 1914 Exotic Enemies Urban Knights In The London Streets Foreign Friends Bibliography Index
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