Contents

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface IX
4. 1. The Enigma of Incest 1
5. 2. The Horror of Incest 41
6. 3. “Strange Fits of Passion”: Incest in Romantic Art 77
7. 4. “I Shall Be with You on Your Wedding Night”: Incest in Nineteenth-Century Popular Culture 127
8. 5. “The Disease of the Last of the Ushers”: Incest in Nineteenth-Century American Culture 185
9. Conclusion 221
10. Appendix: A Synopsis of the Biological, Psychological, and Sociological Approaches to Incest 243
11. Notes 261
12. Select Bibliography 281
13. Index 303