Title:
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ORPHAN TEXTS
VICTORIANS, ORPHANS, CULTURE AND EMPIRE |
By: |
Dr. Laura Peters |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£42.50 |
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ISBN 10: |
0719052327 |
ISBN 13: |
9780719052323 |
Publisher: |
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
7 November, 2000 |
Pages: |
168 |
Description: |
This study argues that the prevalence of the orphan figure in Victorian literature derives from the idea of the family as representative of legitimacy, race and national belonging. The idea is affirmed by the creation of the orphan as a scapegoat figure without rights. |
Synopsis: |
In one of the first studies of its kind, "Orphan Texts" seeks to insert the orphan, and the problems its existence poses, in the larger critical areas on the family and childhood in Victorian culture. In doing so, Laura Peters considers certain canonical texts alongside lesser known works from popular culture in order to establish the context in which discourses of orphanhood operated. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Manchester University Press |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |