Girl.
This essay surveys the variant meanings and uses of the term "girl" caused by gender, age, class, race, and etymological differences. It argues that the extremes of idealization and contempt expressed toward girls and through the figure of the girl accentuate the girl's use as a fulcrum for assignin...
| Publicado en: | Victorian Literature & Culture Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 415 - 419 |
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Cambridge University Press
Fall2023
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| Sumario: | This essay surveys the variant meanings and uses of the term "girl" caused by gender, age, class, race, and etymological differences. It argues that the extremes of idealization and contempt expressed toward girls and through the figure of the girl accentuate the girl's use as a fulcrum for assigning value in Victorian literature and culture. |
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