Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction
The Female Gentleman
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
| Author: | M. Schaub | ISBN: | 9781137276964 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | February 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | M. Schaub |
| ISBN: | 9781137276964 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | February 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
