Exploring the influence of Victoria on England's cultural history, this book adopts many different approaches to explore the various incarnations of the queen in the minds of her people. Topics covered centre on those of importance to Victorian women and include fashion, marriage and menopause.
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As queen of England for over 60 years, Victoria lent her name to an era. Certain forms of literature, morals, mores, fashion, and furniture are all identifiable with an age called Victorian. Munich, director of the women's studies program at SUNY-Stony Brook and author of Andromeda's Chains: Gender and Interpretation in Victorian Literature and Art (Columbia Univ., 1993), has taken upon herself the task of establishing to what degree Victoria was simply an icon of her time and to what degree she actually influenced the world around her. Using examples as far-ranging as costume balls, the treatment of dogs, Gilbert & Sullivan, and gender identity, Munich spins an interesting study that is not a biography of Victoria so much as a meditation on her role as a Zeitgeist queen. Historians and sociologists familiar with the period may not agree with individual examples, but the work is stimulation for thought and a handy addendum to any good biography of Victoria. For academic libraries.?Katherine E. Gillen, Luke AFB Lib., Ariz.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Not a biography of Victoria so much as a meditation on her role as a Zeitgeist queen. -- Library Journal
Queen Victoria's Secrets is the first book to explore in depth the influence of Queen Victoria on England's cultural history, and blends feminist and anthropological approaches in its consideration of the queen's influence upon her people. College-level collections strong in English history will find this an important acquisition: it provides the depth to analyze Victorian society's treatment of their queen and its often-puzzling associations of the Queen's image with her times. -- Midwest Book Review
The first book to fully investigate the influence of the solid, dour icon that was Queen Victoria, this fascinating study demonstrates the firm grasp Victoria held to the cultural imagination of her country, exploring how she created and maintained her royal authority. -- Nineteenth Century Literature
Queen Victoria's Secrets is the first book to explore in depth the influence of Queen Victoria on England's cultural history, and blends feminist and anthropological approaches in its consideration of the queen's influence upon her people. College-level collections strong in English history will find this an important acquisition: it provides the depth to analyze Victorian society's treatment of their queen and its often-puzzling associations of the Queen's image with her times. -- Midwest Book Review
The first book to fully investigate the influence of the solid, dour icon that was Queen Victoria, this fascinating study demonstrates the firm grasp Victoria held to the cultural imagination of her country, exploring how she created and maintained her royal authority. -- Nineteenth Century Literature
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This review is from: Queen Victorias Secrets (Hardcover)
This is a path breaking work of rigorous scholarship on the cultural impact of Queen Victoria in the 19th century. Not for everyone but definitely worthwhile reading for those who have the patience to learn something new.
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ok if you're an historian i guess,
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this is not a straight forward story, very hard to follow and a little confusing, if you have to buy it, get the paper back.
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Oh please!,
This review is from: Queen Victoria's Secrets (Paperback)
This book strives to show the influence Queen Victoria had on her age. Many of the ideas seem far fetched to me and this is a boring read at best. Unless you are EXTREMELY interested in the culture of the Victorian age, pass this one by.
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