Reviews for The Victorian Age

The average rating for The Victorian Age based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-09-15 00:00:00 Sophie Calze I find the opening essays, describing the dynamic between husband and wife, and the parallels that can be drawn between the nuclear family and the monarchy. There is something in the way a husband's authority is flexible and contingent that I find interesting in light of the more conventional ways that these dynamics play themselves out. The essays that touch solely on female image, or issues of female chastity, didn't feel as compelling to me. However, the essay by Chuck Hulse, reconfiguring the sonnet sequence of Astrophil and Stella as a game of mutual agency and delight changed the way I view that sequence.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-08-30 00:00:00 Timothy Spencer Need to read chapter on the belly