The Precocious Child in Victorian Literature and Culture: Development and Selfhood from Darwin to Freud
Author:   Roisín Laing
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
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Pages:   279
Publication Date:   08 May 2025
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The Precocious Child in Victorian Literature and Culture: Development and Selfhood from Darwin to Freud


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Author:   Roisín Laing
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9783031413841


ISBN 10:   3031413849
Pages:   279
Publication Date:   08 May 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1-Nineteenth-Century Models of Development: Precocity Before and After Darwin.- Chapter 2-The Child: Non-Precocity in Autobiography.- Chapter 3- Lies and Imagination: Precocity in Children’s Literature.- Chapter 4- The Precocious Child in Victorian Culture: Precocity in Fantasy and in Reality.- Chapter 5- Twentieth-Century Models of Development: Precocity from Darwin to Freud.

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Roisín Laing is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the English Studies Department and the Centre for Nineteenth Century Studies at Durham University, UK. She has published on childhood and nineteenth-century culture in several essay collections and leading journals including the journal of Victorian Culture and The Hendry James Review.

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