Orphan texts: victorians, orphans, culture and empire
Auteur :
Peters, Laura
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9780719090165
Date de publication :
31 mars 2013
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
222 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In one of the first studies of its kind, Orphan texts seeks to insert the orphan into the larger critical areas of the family and childhood in Victorian culture. Laura Peters considers canonical texts alongside lesser known works from popular culture in order to establish the context in which discourses of orphanhood operated. -- .