Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction : The Female Gentleman / by M. Schaub.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaub, Mary, Author.

Series:

Crime Files, 2947-8359

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiction.

Literature, Modern--20th century.

Literature, Modern.

European literature.

Feminism.

Feminist theory.

Sex.

Fiction Literature.

Twentieth-Century Literature.

European Literature.

Feminism and Feminist Theory.

Gender Studies.

Local Subjects:

Fiction Literature.

Twentieth-Century Literature.

European Literature.

Feminism and Feminist Theory.

Gender Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a feminist study of a recurring character type in classic British detective fiction by women - a woman who behaves like a Victorian gentleman. Exploring this character type leads to a new evaluation of the politics of classic detective fiction and the middlebrow novel as a whole.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: Middlebrow Women and Detective Fiction; The history of gentlemanliness; The rise of the middlebrow; The politics of detective fiction; Middlebrow feminism, then and now; 2 Victorian Contexts: Failed Gentlemen and New Women; Failed gentlemen; New Women in theory; New Women in fact and fiction: social conventions; New Women in fact and fiction: education and careers; New Women in fact and fiction: sexual relations; Interlude: literary history and literary value; 3 Anatomy of the Female Gentleman; Birth and social class

Courage and the annexation of social classThe honor of the mind; Rationalism and irony; 4 Conclusion: Assessing the Female Gentleman; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781349446902

1349446904

9781137276964

1137276967

OCLC:

830163732