Sesame and Lilies
A novel published in 1865 by John Ruskin, depicting the roles and "natural duties of men and women." This work was been acknowledged by many scholars as being culturally important. The novel works as a bridge between Ruskin's "Of Kings' Treasuries" and "Of Queens Gardens." The author himself, John Ruskin, was one of the most influential authors during the nineteenth century. Through Ruskin's writings he "carefully constructs(s) gender roles that were supported by Victorian consciousness," including the suggestion that "women be allocated to the home."
ARTICLES
- Nord, Deborah. Sesame and Lilies John Ruskin | Department of English. 1 Sept. 2002, english.princeton.edu/research/sesame-and-lilies-john-ruskin.
- “Sesame and Lilies. - Scholar's Choice Edition.” Google Books, Creative Media Partners, LLC, 19 Feb. 2015, books.google.com/books/about/Sesame_and_Lilies_Scholar_s_Choice_Editi.html?id=sx1DrgEACAAJ.
- Eccles, Cheylyne. “Contentious Bloomers: The Significance of Separate Spheres in John Ruskin's ‘Sesame and Lilies’ and Punch's ‘Something More Apropos Of Bloomerism.’” Victorian Culture and Thought, 31 Mar. 2014, victoriancultureandthought.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/contentious-bloomers-the-significance-of-separate-spheres-in-john-ruskins-sesame-and-lilies-and-punchs-something-more-apropos-of-bloomerism/.