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In an article in the Victorian Newsletter, Hans Ostrom points out the way in which the husband "has fallen back on the most mechanically formulaic way of perceiving the troubled marriage; the problem. . . no longer exists in the marriage, but rather in the wife's femininity, in the fact that she is acting "like a woman". Double standards apply ...
The Lustful Turk, or Lascivious Scenes from a Harem is a pre-Victorian British exploitation erotic epistolary novel first published anonymously in 1828 by John Benjamin Brookes and reprinted by William Dugdale. However, it was not widely known or circulated until the 1893 edition.
This unsettled Victorian readers because it indicated that the concepts of "the perfect lady/mother" and "domestic bliss" were more idealistic than realistic. In addition, anxieties about the increasing urbanization of Britain abound; the city gives Lady Audley the power to change her identity because it renders its citizens effectively anonymous.
Getting Married (Swedish: Giftas) is a collection of short stories by the Swedish writer August Strindberg. [1] The first volume was first published on 27 September 1884 and contained twelve stories depicting "twenty marriages of every variety," some of which present women in an egalitarian light. [2]
[2] [4] Hardy implies the only way a woman can obtain independence in this society is by selling herself. [5] The ruined maid acts as an archetype and also an image that relates to social realities which are important during the Victorian Era. [6] Because Amelia is a prostitute and therefore she must be 'ruined', most women should not envy her ...
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Clara Lanza, c. 1893 ("A Woman of the Century") Lanza's literary career began in 1884 with the publication of her first novel, Mr. Perkins' Daughter. [2] She published half a dozen further novels as well as Tales of Eccentric Life, a collection of short stories (many with medical themes) coauthored with her father.
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