Narratives of Child Neglect in Romantic and Victorian Culture

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. 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.

• | Author: G. Benziman
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Jan 01, 2012
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781349333134
• | ISBN-10: 1349333131