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11	The Angel in the House and The Woman in White: The Unfolding and Decoding of a Victorian Stereotype Spencer, Sandra L. 08 1900 (has links) Abstract: Modern readers frequently perceive female characters in Victorian novels as insipid and inane, blaming the static portrayals on the angel in the house stereotype attributed to Coventry Patmore's poem of the same name. The stereotype does not accurately reflect the actual Victorian woman's life, however. Examining how the stereotype evolved and how the middle-class Mid-Victorian woman really lived provides insight into literary devices authors employed either to reinforce the angel ideal or to reconcile the ideal with the real. Wilkie Collins's portrayal of Marian Halcombe in The Woman in White features a dynamic female who has both androgynous characteristics and angel-in-the-house qualities, exemplifying one more paradox in a society riddled with contradictions. Victorian women English literature Victorian era Women in literature.
12	Beauties and Beasts: The Fairy Tale Illustrations of Arthur Rackham and Victorian Physiognomy Stevens, Linnea Grace 24 May 2022 (has links) No description available. Criminology European History Fine Arts Womens Studies Science History History Evolution and Development British and Irish Literature Art Education Art History Art Criticism Anatomy and Physiology Aesthetics arthur rackham victorian illustration edwardian illustration english illustration british illustration fairy tale fairy tale illustration physiognomy phrenology pathognomy criminology evolution pseudoscience victorian morals victorian women idealism grotesque othering beauty ugliness orientalism preraphaelite aestheticism

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The Angel in the House and The Woman in White: The Unfolding and Decoding of a Victorian Stereotype

Beauties and Beasts: The Fairy Tale Illustrations of Arthur Rackham and Victorian Physiognomy