Performing the Victorian: John Ruskin and identity in theater, science, and education

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Subjects (LCSH):
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 -- Criticism and interpretationRuskin, John, 1819-1900 -- Knowledge -- Performing arts
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 -- Knowledge -- Science
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 -- Knowledge -- Education
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 -- Political and social views
Identity (Psychology) in literature
Self in literature
Role playing
Feminism in literature
Issue Date:
2007Metadata
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The Ohio State University PressSeries/Report no.:
Victorian Critical InterventionsDescription:
(print) xvi, 177 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction : Unstable as water -- "Mechanical sheep" and "monstrous powers" : John Ruskin's pantomime reality -- "Pretty Frou-Frou" goes demon dancing : performing species and gender in Ruskin's science -- Playground and playhouse : identity performance in Ruskin's education for girls -- Ruskin and the Wilde life : self and other on the millennial stage -- Conclusion : queering Ruskin
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Item embargoed for five years
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BookISBN:
9780814210550 (print)814210554 (print)
Other Identifiers:
OCLC #71286645 (print)LCCN 2006029116 (print)
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