Women Musicians in Victorian Fiction, 1860-1900 pearson “Equally valuable for the newcomer

“Equally valuable for the newcomer and the experienced researcher

EAN: 9781285464541

Professor Smyth's portrait of Alfred rejects the image of a neurotic and invalid king who supposedly remained a pious illiterate till he was almost 40

Rathan Subramaniam from Johns Hopkins and Jorge Barrio from UCLA

Women Musicians in Victorian Fiction, 1860-1900 pearson “Equally valuable for the newcomerThis title was first publushed in 2000. Phyllis Weliver investigates representations of female musicians in British novels from 1860 to 1900 with regard to changing gender roles, musical practices and scientific discourses. During this time women were portrayed in complex and nuanced ways as they played and sang in family drawing rooms. Women in the 19th century were judged on their manners, appearance, language and other accomplishments such as