Giving women : alliance and exchange in Victorian culture

Giving women : alliance and exchange in Victorian culture / Jill Rappoport.

Drawing on novels, poetry, periodicals, and political pamphlets 'Giving Women' examines the literary expression and cultural consequences of gift exchange among English women from the 1820s until the end of the First World War.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rappoport, Jill
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:	1800-1999 English literature > 19th century > History and criticism. English literature > Women authors > History and criticism. Generosity in literature. Women and literature > England > History > 19th century. Literature and society > England > History > 19th century. Women in literature. Women and literature > England > History > 20th century. Literature and society > England > History > 20th century. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. English literature English literature > Women authors Generosity in literature Literature and society Women and literature Women in literature England Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Summary:	Drawing on novels, poetry, periodicals, and political pamphlets 'Giving Women' examines the literary expression and cultural consequences of gift exchange among English women from the 1820s until the end of the First World War.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 260 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-229, 231-251) and index.
ISBN:	9780199773169 0199773165 9780199919000 0199919003
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.