1st Edition
Pets and Domesticity in Victorian Literature and Culture Animality, Queer Relations, and the Victorian Family
By Monica Flegel
Copyright 2015
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Addressing the significance of the pet in the Victorian period, this book examines the role played by the domestic pet in delineating relations for each member of the "natural" family home. Flegel explores the pet in relation to the couple at the head of the house, to the children who make up the family’s dependents, and to the common familial "outcasts" who populate Victorian literature and... Read more
Introduction: Animals in the Family: Pet Relations in Victorian Literature and Culture 1. Love Me, Love my Dog: The Role of the Pet in Rituals of Courtship, Domesticity, and Parenthood 2. Becoming Crazy Cat Lady: Women and their Pets in the Domestic Circle 3. Pets and Patriarchy: Bachelors, Villains, and their Animal Companions 4. Household Pets, Waifs and Strays: Children and Animals Inside and Outside the Victorian Home Conclusion: Animals and their Families
Biography
Monica Flegel is Associate Professor of English at Lakehead University, Canada
