“I’m Too Broken to Belong:” Subverting the Victorian Nuclear Family through the Concept of Family of Choice in The Irregulars (2021)

Family occupies a central position in (neo-)Victorian fiction. Yet, the ideal nuclear family myth is often contested, since this institution tends to be portrayed as dysfunctional, broken and oppressive. By contrast, alternative reconfigurations of the heteronormative household in neo-Victorianism e...

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Main Author: Dina PEDRO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Casa Cărții de Știință 2022-12-01
Series:Cultural Intertexts
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Online Access:https://b00e8ea91c.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/4fb470e8cbb34a32a0dc1701f8d7322d/200000459-b59bdb59c0/106-118%20Pedro.pdf