The fallen woman. Representations in dominant victorian discourses

An analysis with focus on the female prostitute


Bachelor Thesis, 2013

46 Pages, Grade: 1,0


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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Victorian Background
2.1 Definition of the ‘Fallen Woman'
2.2 The Norm of ‘Respectable' Femininity

3. The ‘Fallen Woman' as a Social Threat
3.1 Representations of the ‘Fallen Woman' in Medical Discourse
3.1.1 The ‘Unnaturalness' of the ‘Fallen Woman'
3.1.2 The ‘Fallen Woman' as a Warning and as a Scapegoat
3.2 Representations of the ‘Fallen Woman' in Legal Discourse
3.2.1 The ‘Fallen Woman' as an Object of Desire
3.2.2 The ‘Fallen Woman' as Demonic and Criminal

4. The ‘Fallen Woman' as a Victim
4.1 Representations of the ‘Fallen Woman' in Religious Discourse
4.1.1 The ‘Woman' in the Prostitute
4.1.2 Emotional Excess in Representing the ‘Fallen Woman'
4.2 Representations of the ‘Fallen Woman' in Literary Discourse
4.2.1 Nancy as the ‘Fallen Woman'
4.2.2 Nancy as a Victim

5. Conclusion

6. Bibliography

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Title
The fallen woman. Representations in dominant victorian discourses
Subtitle
An analysis with focus on the female prostitute
College
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Grade
1,0
Author
Year
2013
Pages
46
Catalog Number
V926318
ISBN (eBook)
9783346253316
ISBN (Book)
9783346253323
Language
English
Keywords
representations
Quote paper
Tabea Halbmeyer (Author), 2013, The fallen woman. Representations in dominant victorian discourses, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/926318

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