Crime in verse: the poetics of murder in the Victorian era

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Subjects (LCSH):
English poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticismCrime in literature
Murder in literature
Crime -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Poets, English -- 19th century -- Political and social views
Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Law and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Discourse analysis, Literary
Issue Date:
2008Metadata
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The Ohio State University PressDescription:
(print) xii, 288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- Murder, execution, and the criminal classes -- The murderous subject and the criminal sublime -- "Household law" and the domestication of murder
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Item embargoed for five years
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BookISBN:
9780814210857 (print)Other Identifiers:
OCLC #187548717 (print)LCCN 2007052288 (print)
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