Madonnas and Magdalens

By (author): "Eric Trudgill"
Genres:British Literature books  19th Century books  Feminist Studies books  
Publish Date: June 1975
Madonnas and Magdalens
ISBN0841902410
ISBN139780841902411
AsinMadonnas and Magdalens
Original titleMadonnas and Magdalens: The Origins and Development of Victorian Sexual Attitudes
Surveys the sources, evolution, and literary and journalistic expressions of Victorian middle-class attitudes toward sex, nudity, and woman, noting gaps, when they occur, between attitude and actual behavior.