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3. “Strange Fits of Passion”: Incest in Romantic Art

  • James B. Twitchell
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Chapters in this book

  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
https://doi.org/10.7312/twit91166-003

Chapters in this book

  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
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