Sexuality and the Degenerate Body in Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

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  • Guy Davidson

Keywords:

literature, sexuality, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, degeneration

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2020-06-11

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Davidson, G. (2020). Sexuality and the Degenerate Body in Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies, 1(1), 31-40. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/AJVS/article/view/13287