Narratives of Child Neglect in Romantic and Victorian Culture

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
Cover of the book Narratives of Child Neglect in Romantic and Victorian Culture by G. Benziman, Palgrave Macmillan UK
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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.

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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.

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