Narratives of Child Neglect in Romantic and Victorian Culture
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
| Author: | G. Benziman | ISBN: | 9780230348837 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | November 22, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | G. Benziman |
| ISBN: | 9780230348837 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | November 22, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Contextualizing the topos of the neglected child within a variety of discourses, this book challenges the assumption that the early nineteenth century witnessed a clear transition from a Puritan to a liberating approach to children and demonstrates that oppressive assumptions survive in major texts considered part of the Romantic cult of childhood.
Contextualizing the topos of the neglected child within a variety of discourses, this book challenges the assumption that the early nineteenth century witnessed a clear transition from a Puritan to a liberating approach to children and demonstrates that oppressive assumptions survive in major texts considered part of the Romantic cult of childhood.
