Representations of Hair in Victorian Literature and Culture - Hardback - 2009

Elucidates the historical, artistic, literary, and theoretical meanings of the Victorians' preoccupation with hair. This work shows how changing patterns of power relations between women and patriarchy are rendered anew when viewed through the lens of Victorian hair codes and imagery during the second half of the nineteenth century.
Year of publication: 2009
Pagination: 288 pages, Includes 14 colour and 18 b&w illustrations
Format: Hardback