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Men in Wonderland

Paperback • 2003 • English

Men in Wonderland

By Catherine Robson

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About the book

Fascination with little girls pervaded Victorian culture. For many, girls represented the true essence of childhood or bygone times of innocence; but for middle-class men, especially writers, the interest ran much deeper. In Men in Wonderland, Catherine Robson explores the ways in which various nineteenth-century British male authors constructed girlhood, and analyzes the nature of their investment in the figure of the girl. In so doing, she reveals the link between the idealization of little gi...Show more

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ISBN

9780691115269

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2003

Language

English

Original title

Men in Wonderland

Format

Paperback

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