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Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction: The Female Gentleman 2013th Edition
Author(s): M. Schaub (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: 21 Feb. 2013
- Edition: 2013th
- Language: English
- Print length: 171 pages
- ISBN-10: 1137276959
- ISBN-13: 9781137276957
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘The work of the five writers Schaub studies is not wholly conservative, but advances feminist assertion over the new woman fiction of the late Victorian period, giving success to the admittedly rare women able to reason and provide for themselves The study is well researched, well written, and readable.’ M. S. Stephenson, University of Texas at Brownsville
About the Author
MELISSA SCHAUB is Associate Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, USA. Her research focuses on literature by British women authors, particularly domestic, serial, and middlebrow novels. She teaches courses on British and women’s literature, and especially enjoys introducing undergraduates to feminist readings of literature and history.
