A Micro-History of Victorian Liberal Parenting
John Morley's "Discreet Indifference"
Published on 14. February 2018
VII, 118 pages
978-3-319-72811-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the theory and practice of Victorian liberal parenting by focusing on the life and writings of John Morley, one of Britain's premier intellectuals and politicians. Reading Morley's published works-much of which explicitly or implicitly addresses this relationship-with and against other writings of the period, and in the context of formative circumstances in his own life, it explores how living one's life as a liberal extended to parenting. Although Victorian liberalism is currently undergoing reappraisal by scholars in the disciplines of literature and history, only a handful of studies have addressed its implications for intimate personal relations. None have considered the relationship of parent and child. Four of the chapters document how John Morley was parented and how he defined himself as a parent, based on newly available archival materials. Two other chapters analyze his many writings on or concerned with parenting and parenthood.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2018
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
VII, 118 p.
File size
1,74 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-319-72811-7 (9783319728117)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-72811-7
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Kevin A. Morrison
A Micro-History of Victorian Liberal Parenting
John Morley's "Discreet Indifference"
Book
02/2018
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
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Person
Kevin A. Morrison is Assistant Professor of English at Syracuse University, USA. He is the author of
Victorian Liberalism and Material Culture: Synergies of Thought and Place
(2018) and editor of five books, including the forthcoming
Walter Besant: The Business of Literature and the Pleasures of Reform
.
Content
Chapter One: Introduction.- Chapter Two: At Variance: Father and Son.- Chapter Three: From "Unremitting Attention" to "Discreet Indifference".- Chapter Four: Theory and Practice I, 1870-1883.- Chapter Five: Historical and Political Writings.- Chapter Six: Theory and Practice II, 1883-1900.- Chapter Seven: Generations, 1900-1923.- Chapter Eight: Conclusion.- Index.
