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Explores Victorian writers' erotic investment in statues Theorises the function of the sculptural body in Victorian poetry and prose Offers thorough readings of sculpture in Victorian texts and contexts Examines a wide range of works by well-known and lesser-known writers of the period (e.g. Thomas Hardy, John Ruskin, Oscar Wilde, Walter Pater, Vernon Lee, Olive Custance, Arthur O'Shaughnessy) Extends the British focus to encompass nineteenth-century European and American writings This book argues that, in Victorian literature, transgressive desires that cannot be openly acknowledged are often buried and encrypted in the marble bodies of statues. Examining sculpture's ubiquity in Victorian galleries and museums, Pulham observes that while touch is prohibited in these cultural locations Victorian texts offer 'safe' spaces where sculptures may be kissed or caressed using metaphors of tactility that work at the intersections of touch and vision and permit the recovery of forbidden love.Product Identifiers
PublisherEdinburgh University Press
ISBN-139780748693429
eBay Product ID (ePID)4046659638
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Sculptural Body in Victorian Literature: Encrypted Sexualities
AuthorPatricia Pulham
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicLiterature
Publication Year2020
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorPatricia Pulham
Series TitleEdinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom