Pt. 1. Queervolutions -- pt. 2. Queer actually -- pt. 3. Queer connections. "The Victorians elevated the home and heteronormative family life to an almost secular religion. Yet alongside the middle-class domestic ideal were other families, many of which existed in the literatur…
This book examines the Victorian ideas of family through a queer lens. Broadening the term "queer" outside of sexuality, chapters engage with Victorian literature utilising frameworks including, animal studies, childhood studies, masculinities, disability studies, religion and l…