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"In one of the first studies of its kind, Orphan Texts seeks to insert the orphan, and the problems its existence poses, in the larger critical areas of the family and childhood in Victorian culture. In doing so, Laura Peters considers certain canonical texts alongside lesser known works from popular culture in order to establish the context in which discourses of orphanhood operated." "The study argues that the prevalence of the orphan figure can be explained by considering the family. The family and all it came to represent - legitimacy, race and national belonging - was in crisis. In order…
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2 editions- Hardcover · English · 2001Manchester University Press · 176 pages · 9780719052323
- Other · English · 2013Manchester University Press · 168 pages · 9780719090165
English literatureHistory and criticismOrphans in literatureOrphans