Child of one's own : parental stories /

A fascinating study examining the diversities and novelties of contemporary parenthood in the light of a range of literary and philosophical works ranging from Greek tragedies to contemporary psychoanalytic theory by way of diverse writers from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bowlby, Rachel, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Parenthood.
Parenthood > History.
Parenthood in literature.
English fiction > History and criticism.
Condition de parents.
Condition de parents > Histoire.
Roman anglais > Histoire et critique.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Child Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Adoption & Fostering.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > General.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Parent & Adult Child.
English fiction.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Changing conceptions
  • Surrogates and other mothers
  • Reproductive choice: a prehistory
  • Foundling fathers and mothers
  • Childlessness: Euripides' Medea
  • A tale of two parents: Charles Dickens's Great Expectations
  • Finding a life: George Eliot's Silas Marner
  • His and hers: Henry Fielding's Tom Jones
  • Placement: Jane Austen's Mansfield Park
  • At all costs: George Moore's Esther Waters
  • Between parents: Henry James's What Maisie Knew
  • Parental secrets in Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge
  • 'I had Barbara': women's ties and Edith Wharton's 'Roman Fever'.

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