Victorian Legs : Degeneracy, Disability, Decorum, Desire
by
Clayton Tarr
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Interventions: Rethinking the Nineteenth Century
ISBN-10
1526188953
ISBN-13
9781526188953
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Imprint
Manchester University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 2nd, 2025
Print length
350 Pages
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This book studies the science and sexuality of legs during the Victorian period. -- .
Victorian legs is about the science (sometimes spurious) and sexuality (often frivolous) of legs during the Victorian period. The book argues that legs occupy a particularly vexed position in Victorian culture. Strong legs formed the foundation (or the columns) of the civilized subject, but the politics of who could show their legs remained gendered. For the most part, men exhibited and admired, while women concealed and demurred. This book not only joins and advances the lively critical discourse on the Victorian body, but also marks new paths to pursue. While legs made us human, they could also dehumanize.
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