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Fathers in Victorian fiction [electronic resource]

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This book examines the changing roles of fathers in the nineteenth century as seen in the lives and fiction of Victorian authors. Fatherhood underwent unprecedented change during this period. The Industrial Revolution moved work out of the home for many men, diminishing contact between fathers and their children. Yet fatherhood continued to be seen as the ultimate expression of masculinity, and being involved with the lives of one's children was essential to being a good father. Conflicting...

Title Fathers in Victorian fiction [electronic resource] / edited by Natalie McKnight.
Publisher Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars
Creation Date 2011
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX
Extent 1 online resource (252 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010712000005171
MARC RECORDS
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