Word Crimes : Blasphemy, Culture, and Literature in Nineteenth-Century England

Name: Word Crimes
Brand: The University of Chicago Press
SKU: 9780226506913
Price: 6300 KES
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ISBN: 9780226506913

by Joss Marsh

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0226506916

ISBN-13 9780226506913

Publisher The University of Chicago Press

Imprint University of Chicago Press

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 15th, 1998

Print length 362 Pages

Weight 680 grams

Dimensions 2.30 x 1.70 x 0.30 cms

Product Classification: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Social & cultural history Church history Ethical issues: censorship

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An account of blasphemy in Victorian England, retelling the forgotten stories of more than 200 working-class blasphemers, such as G.W. Foote, who stood trial three times for the crime of blasphemy. Foote's "martyrdom" transformed blasphemy from a religious offence into a class and cultural crime.

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