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Hair, Victorian Sexualities, and Power in She
Throughout the course, we have spoken about the symbolism of hair to depictions of Victorian female sexualities: From the Pre-Raphealite paintings such as Rossetti’s “Venus Verticordia” to Rosetti’s to Browning’s poem, “Porphyria’s Lover”. Hair has also been used to depict … Continue reading
The Reluctant Stork of Middlemarch
Rosamond was expecting a baby. Celia had recently had a baby. Very few children earn names or titles in Middlemarch. Therefore, adolescence continues to exist on the periphery of the novel. As Professor Hensley mentioned briefly in class on Monday, … Continue reading
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Mexican ‘ape woman’ put on display in Victorian Europe buried in homeland after 150 years
Hey all! As you know, many indigenous people throught the west were taken from their homes and paraded around Victorian Europe. In the 1850’s and 1860’s, the “Ape Woman” or “Bearded Lady” was known by many people as a circus … Continue reading
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The Narrator, Female Sexuality and Religion
With the introduction of Miss Clack, a female narrator, we are introduced with the possibility of receiving a less gendered, and more genuine, representation of a woman’s role in Victorian society. However, while Miss Clack’s narration contrasts to Betteredge’s view … Continue reading