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The Peripheral Child in Nineteenth Century Literature and its Criticism

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Neil Cocks

    1. University of Reading, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Neil Cocks
      Pages 1-12

  3. The Return of the Child

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. The Child and the Return

      • Neil Cocks
      Pages 15-33

    3. The Child and the Letter

      • Neil Cocks
      Pages 35-58

    4. The Child and Transmission

      • Neil Cocks
      Pages 59-82

    5. The Child and the Thing

      • Neil Cocks
      Pages 83-115

  4. Ethics, History and Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
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    2. The Queer Child

      • Neil Cocks
      Pages 119-142

    3. The Child and History

      • Neil Cocks
      Pages 143-171

  5. Conclusion

    1. Conclusion

      • Neil Cocks
      Pages 173-179

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 181-215
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About this book

Established accounts of the child in nineteenth century literature tend to focus on those who occupy a central position within narratives. This book is concerned with children who are not so easily recognized or remembered, the peripheral or overlooked children to be read in works by Dickens, Brontë, Austen and Rossetti.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Reading, UK

    Neil Cocks

About the author

Neil Cocks is a lecturer in English and American Literature at The University of Reading, UK, and a member of its Graduate Centre for International Research in Childhood: Literature, Culture, Media. He has previously published on contemporary educational theory, children's literature, art theory, and the nineteenth century novel.

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