Pets and domesticity in victorian literature and culture: animality, queer relations, and the victorian family
Auteur :
Flegel, Monica
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367871734
Date de publication :
10 déc. 2019
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
312 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines how the domestic pet delineates relations for members of the "natural" family home in Victorian literature, exploring the pet in relation to heads of the house, children, and common "outcasts:" orphan, spinster, bachelor, and same-sex couple. Drawing on animal studies and queer theory, it shows how the pet elucidates normative