O'Brien, Ellen L., 1970-

Crime in Verse The Poetics of Murder in the Victorian Era / Ellen L. O'Brien. - 1 online resource (xii, 288 p.) : ill. ; - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-275) and index.

Introduction -- Murder, execution, and the criminal classes -- The murderous subject and the criminal sublime -- "Household law" and the domestication of murder.

Open Access

9780814271988 0814271987




Discourse analysis, Literary.
Law and literature--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Literature and society--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Politics and literature--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Poets, English--Political and social views.--19th century
Crime--Political aspects--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Murder in literature.
Crime in literature.
English poetry--History and criticism.--19th century


Electronic books.

PR595.C75 / O37 2008

821/.9093556