Narratives of child neglect in romantic and Victorian culture
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Narratives of child neglect in romantic and Victorian culture
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-246) and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Introduction Concepts of Childhood and Adult Responsibility: Locke, Rousseau, More, and Edgeworth Redeeming or Silencing the Child's Voice: Blake and Wordsworth Child Neglect as Social Vice: Trollope, Tonna, and Working-Class Subjectivity The Split Image of the Neglected Child: Dickens Aged Children and the Inevitability of Being Neglected: Hardy Works Cited Index
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