Redefining the Unrepentant Prostitute in Victorian Poetry
Poets such as Thomas Hardy, Augusta Webster, and Amy Levy portray prostitutes who seem guiltless about their choice of profession. Hardy's Amelia seems to symbolize the mutation of a pure country girl into a soiled disciple of evil; yet in the poem the changes in her life brought on by prostitu...
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Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
2015
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| Online Access: | https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2532 https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3898&context=etd |