Unstable bodies Victorian representations of sexuality and maternity

Jill Matus uses bio-medical, social scientific and literary texts to interrogate Victorian concepts of sexual difference. Departing from the usual critical focus on Victorian conceptions of the sexes as incommensurably different, she emphasises the powerful effects in Victorian culture of notions of...

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Femmes et littérature - Grande-Bretagne - Histoire - 19e siècle
Maternité - Grande-Bretagne - Histoire - 19e siècle
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Sexualität
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Literature, Modern history Great Britain
Motherhood Great Britain History 19th century
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Sex in literature
Sexual Behavior history Great Britain
Sexual ethics Great Britain History 19th century
Women and literature Great Britain History 19th century
Women Sexual behavior Great Britain History 19th century
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