Orphan Texts : Victorians, Orphans, Culture and Empire.
Peters, Laura.
Orphan Texts : Victorians, Orphans, Culture and Empire. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (167 pages)
Front matter -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Difference within -- Popular orphan adventure narratives -- The emigration of orphan children -- Exile and return -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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.
9781526130594
English literature-19th century-History and criticism.
Orphans in literature.
English literature.
Electronic books.
PR461 .P484 2000
820.9008
Orphan Texts : Victorians, Orphans, Culture and Empire. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (167 pages)
Front matter -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Difference within -- Popular orphan adventure narratives -- The emigration of orphan children -- Exile and return -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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.
9781526130594
English literature-19th century-History and criticism.
Orphans in literature.
English literature.
Electronic books.
PR461 .P484 2000
820.9008