Hothouse Flower
Traces the interrelations of architecture, literature, social history, and gender in Anglo-American society of the late 19th and early 20th centuries by examining the conservatory (a glassed, heated building for the display of plants (and people)). The central metaphor of the Victorian lady as an exotic plant in need of protection and nurture, and for display is pursued throughout the book.
GenresWomenSocial life and customs19th centuryConservatories in literatureSex role in literatureGreenhouses in literature
210 pages, 3 editions
English edition · First published 2020 by Edward Everett Root, Publishers, Co. Ltd · ISBN 9781913087272
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Editions
3 editions
English
- Hothouse Flower · Edward Everett Root, Publishers, Co. Ltd · 2020 · ISBN 9781913087272 This page
- Hothouse Flower · Edward Everett Root Publishers Co. Ltd · 2021 · ISBN 9781915115003
- The Hothouse Flower: Nurturing Women in the Victorian Conservatory · Edward Everett Root Publishers · 2020 · ISBN 9781913087289
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