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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
- 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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