Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-246) and index
The myth of womanhood: victims -- The myth of womanhood: queens -- Angels and demons: woman's marriage of heaven and hell -- Old maids and the wish for wings -- The rise of the fallen woman -- Victorian womanhood and literary character -- Epilogue: The death of character and the fight for womanhood
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Demonology in literature
English literature-- 19th century-- History and criticism
Myth in literature
Popular culture-- England-- History-- 19th century
Women and literature-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century