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100 1 a| Murphy, Patricia,d| 1951-=| ^A493614;

245 10 a| In science's shadow :b| literary constructions of late Victorian women /c| Patricia Murphy.;

300 a| ix, 239 pages ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-233) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction : the gendered context of Victorian science -- Fated marginalization : women and science in the poetry of Constance Naden -- A problematic boundary : masculinizing science in Thomas Hardy's Two on a tower -- Dangerous behavior : a woman's menacing avocation in Wilkie Collins's Heart and science -- "Escaping" gender : the neutral voice in Marianne North's Recollections of a happy life -- Evolutionary mediation : the female physician in Charles Reade's A woman-hater.;

520 a| "Through close analysis of noncanonical Victorian-era literature by Thomas Hardy, Wilkie Collins, Charles Reade, Constance Naden, and Marianne North, Murphy reveals how women were often marginalized, constricted, and defined as intellectually inferior as a result of the interplay of sociohistorical trends driven by scientific curiosity and the 'Woman Question'"--Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| English literaturey| 19th centuryx| History and criticism.=| ^A16134;

650 0 a| Women in science.=| ^A149301;

650 0 a| Women in literature.=| ^A27561;

650 0 a| Sexism in literature.=| ^A154402;

650 0 a| Prejudices in literature.=| ^A199989;

650 0 a| Marginality, Social, in literature.=| ^A216791;

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In science's shadow : literary constructions of late Victorian women / Patricia Murphy.

Author/creator	Murphy, Patricia, 1951-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2006.
Description	ix, 239 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	English literature--19th century. --History and criticism. Literature and science--Great Britain. --History. --19th century. Sexism in science--Great Britain. --History. --19th century. Women in science. Women in literature. Sexism in literature. Prejudices in literature. Marginality, Social, in literature.

Contents	Introduction : the gendered context of Victorian science -- Fated marginalization : women and science in the poetry of Constance Naden -- A problematic boundary : masculinizing science in Thomas Hardy's Two on a tower -- Dangerous behavior : a woman's menacing avocation in Wilkie Collins's Heart and science -- "Escaping" gender : the neutral voice in Marianne North's Recollections of a happy life -- Evolutionary mediation : the female physician in Charles Reade's A woman-hater.
Abstract	"Through close analysis of noncanonical Victorian-era literature by Thomas Hardy, Wilkie Collins, Charles Reade, Constance Naden, and Marianne North, Murphy reveals how women were often marginalized, constricted, and defined as intellectually inferior as a result of the interplay of sociohistorical trends driven by scientific curiosity and the 'Woman Question'"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-233) and index.
LCCN	2006028281
ISBN	082621682X (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780826216823 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780826216823

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