Precocious Children and Childish Adults Age Inversion in Victorian Literature |
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| Author:
| Nelson, Claudia |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-0534-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Especially evident in Victorian-era writings is a rhetorical tendency to liken adults to children and children to adults. Claudia Nelson examines this literary phenomenon and explores the ways in which writers discussed the child-adult relationship during this period.Though far from ubiquitous, the terms 'child-woman,' 'child-man,' and ......
Especially evident in Victorian-era writings is a rhetorical tendency to liken adults to children and children to adults. Claudia Nelson examines this literary phenomenon and explores the ways in which writers discussed the child-adult relationship during this period.Though far from ubiquitous, the terms 'child-woman,' 'child-man,' and ......