ISBN:
9780007548385
,
0007548389
,
0007548362
,
9780007548361
Language:
English
Pages:
xviii, 414 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln
,
Illustrationen
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20 cm
DDC:
941.081
Keywords:
Body image Social aspects
;
History
;
19th century
;
Great Britain
;
Body image Social aspects
;
Manners and customs
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Great Britain History
;
Victoria, 1837-1901
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Great Britain Social life and customs
;
19th century
;
Great Britain
;
Großbritannien
;
Körperbild
;
Sozialgeschichte 1837-1901
Abstract:
Why did the great philosophical novelist George Eliot feel so self-conscious that her right hand was larger than her left? Exactly what made Darwin grow that iconic beard in 1862, a good five years after his contemporaries had all retired their razors? Who knew Queen Victoria had a personal hygiene problem as a young woman and the crisis that followed led to a hurried commitment to marry Albert? How did a working-class child called Fanny Adams disintegrate into pieces in 1867 before being reassembled into a popular joke, one we still reference today, but would stop, appalled, if we knew its origins? Kathryn Hughes follows a thickened index finger or deep baritone voice into the realms of social history, medical discourse, aesthetic practise and religious observance - its language is one of admiring glances, cruel sniggers, an implacably turned back. The result is an eye-opening, deeply intelligent, groundbreaking account that brings the Victorians back to life and helps us understand how they lived their lives
Note:
Originally published in 2017. - Includes bibliographical references and index
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