Böcker av Steven Marcus

Taking as his point of departure the authors, the audience, and the texts of Victorian writings on sex in general and of Victorian pornography in particular, Steven Marcus offers a startling and revolutionary perspective on the underside of Victorian culture

Friedrich Engels' first major work, The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844, has long been considered a social, political, and economic classic

Friedrich Engels' first major work, The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844, has long been considered a social, political, and economic classic. In this book, Steven Marcus, author of the acclaimed The Other Victorians, applies himself to the study of Engels' book and the conditions that combined to produce it.

Taking as a point of departure the authors, the audience, and the texts of Victorian writings on sex in general and of Victorian pornography in particular, this book offers a perspective on the underside of Victorian culture.