Betrothal, Violence, and the "Beloved Sacrifice" in Nineteenth-Century German Literature (North American Studies in Nineteenth-Century German Literature)

Name: Betrothal, Violence, and the "Beloved Sacrifice" in Nineteenth-Century German Literature (North American Studies in Nineteenth-Century German Literature)
ISBN: 9780820450346

by Jennifer Cizik Marshall

"In nineteenth-century German prose, violence against women, especially affianced young innocents, is brutal, common, and cathartic. This seemingly paradoxical combination of factors results from t…