[Emelyne Godfrey] Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature (pdf){Zzzzz}[BЯ]

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.

Editorial Reviews
Review
'Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature should be commended for gathering together and exploring nineteenth-century cultural phenomena about the intriguing topic of self-defence and for contributing to a lively scholarly field concerned with the interrelations of masculinity and class in that period.' - Matthew Ingleby, TLS 'While this book is intended for an academic readership, its clear and direct style make it accessible to anyone with an interest in the Victorian era. The points it makes, moreover, have a broader resonance. As a reminder of Victorian panics and the responses they provoked this work is a timely offering.' - Jacob Middleton, History Today 'This informative book is thoroughly recommended for anyone who has interest in gender studies, Victorian fiction and crime fiction.' - Routledge ABES, June 2011 'Very strongly recommended!' - Tony Wolf, Bartitsu Forum
About the Author
EMELYNE GODFREY graduated with a Ph.D. in English from Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. A freelance writer and researcher, she has written academic articles, dictionary and encyclopaedia entries and poetry. She is a regular contributor to History Today and is the Publicity Officer for the H.G. Wells Society.

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (January 15, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0230273459
ISBN-13: 978-0230273450