City of Dreadful Delight - 9780226871462
Un libro in lingua di Walkowitz Judith R. edito da Univ of Chicago Pr, 1992
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From tabloid exposes of child prostitution to the grisly
tales of Jack the Ripper, narratives of sexual danger
pulsated through Victorian London. Expertly blending social
history and cultural criticism, Judith Walkowitz shows how
these narratives reveal the complex dramas of power,
politics, and sexuality that were being played out in late
nineteenth-century Britain, and how they influenced the
language of politics, journalism, and fiction.
Victorian London was a world where long-standing traditions
of class and gender were challenged by a range of public
spectacles, mass media scandals, new commercial spaces, and a
proliferation of new sexual categories and identities. In
the midst of this changing culture, women of many classes
challenged the traditional privileges of elite males and
asserted their presence in the public domain.
An important catalyst in this conflict, argues Walkowitz, was
W. T. Stead's widely read 1885 article about child
prostitution. Capitalizing on the uproar caused by the piece
and the volatile political climate of the time, women spoke
of sexual danger, articulating their own grievances against
men, inserting themselves into the public discussion of sex
to an unprecedented extent, and gaining new entree to public
spaces and journalistic practices. The ultimate
manifestation of class anxiety and gender antagonism came in
1888 with the tabloid tales of Jack the Ripper. In between,
there were quotidien stories of sexual possibility and urban
adventure, and Walkowitz examines them all, showing how women
were not simply figures in the imaginary landscape of male
spectators, but also central actors in the stories of
metropolotin life that reverberated in courtrooms, learned
journals, drawing rooms, street corners, and in the letters
columns of the daily press.
A model of cultural history, this ambitious book will
stimulate and enlighten readers across a broad range of
interests.
tales of Jack the Ripper, narratives of sexual danger
pulsated through Victorian London. Expertly blending social
history and cultural criticism, Judith Walkowitz shows how
these narratives reveal the complex dramas of power,
politics, and sexuality that were being played out in late
nineteenth-century Britain, and how they influenced the
language of politics, journalism, and fiction.
Victorian London was a world where long-standing traditions
of class and gender were challenged by a range of public
spectacles, mass media scandals, new commercial spaces, and a
proliferation of new sexual categories and identities. In
the midst of this changing culture, women of many classes
challenged the traditional privileges of elite males and
asserted their presence in the public domain.
An important catalyst in this conflict, argues Walkowitz, was
W. T. Stead's widely read 1885 article about child
prostitution. Capitalizing on the uproar caused by the piece
and the volatile political climate of the time, women spoke
of sexual danger, articulating their own grievances against
men, inserting themselves into the public discussion of sex
to an unprecedented extent, and gaining new entree to public
spaces and journalistic practices. The ultimate
manifestation of class anxiety and gender antagonism came in
1888 with the tabloid tales of Jack the Ripper. In between,
there were quotidien stories of sexual possibility and urban
adventure, and Walkowitz examines them all, showing how women
were not simply figures in the imaginary landscape of male
spectators, but also central actors in the stories of
metropolotin life that reverberated in courtrooms, learned
journals, drawing rooms, street corners, and in the letters
columns of the daily press.
A model of cultural history, this ambitious book will
stimulate and enlighten readers across a broad range of
interests.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: City of Dreadful Delight
- Sottotitolo: Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Walkowitz Judith R.
- Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
- Collana: Univ of Chicago Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 15 Ottobre '92
- Genere: TRUE CRIME
- Argomenti : Sex crimes England London History 19th century Popular culture England History 19th century Sex role England History 19th century
- Dimensioni mm: 215 x 152 x 19
- ISBN-10: 0226871460
- EAN-13: 9780226871462