Through the northern gate: childhood and growing up in British fiction, 1719 - 1901

This study challenges critical orthodoxy by showing that childhood became a focus of interest in British fiction well before the Romantic period. It also argues that children in the Victorian novel, far from being sentimental figures, are psychologically unique and contribute positively and signific...

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1. Verfasser: Banerjee, Jacqueline (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York [u.a.] Lang 1996
Schriftenreihe:Studies in nineteenth century British literature 6
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Zusammenfassung:This study challenges critical orthodoxy by showing that childhood became a focus of interest in British fiction well before the Romantic period. It also argues that children in the Victorian novel, far from being sentimental figures, are psychologically unique and contribute positively and significantly to the narrative discourse. Contemporary ideology, the novelists' autobiographical and humanitarian impulses, and gender issues, are all examined as factors in this development. Works by the major authors are analysed alongside others by non-canonical and children's writers.
Beschreibung:XXIX, 244 S. Ill.
ISBN:0820430102