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ISBN 10: 1403946507 
ISBN 13: 9781349523634
Author: Timothy L Carens

Outlandish English Subjects in the Victorian Domestic Novel 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Constructing Englishness and Domestic Space

• Chapter 1: The Ideal Victorian Home: Norms of Conduct and Character
  • The Cult of Domesticity and the Angel in the House
  • Moral Rectitude, Respectability, and Social Hierarchy
  • The Novel as a Moral Compass and Social Educator
• Chapter 2: Imagining the "Other": Imperial Ideologies and Racial Classifications
  • The Empire as a Site of Othering: Colonial Subjects and Racial Science
  • orientalism and its Influence on Domestic Perceptions
  • Representations of Foreignness in Popular Culture

Part II: Figures of Disruptions: Class, Morality, and the Social Outcast

• Chapter 3: The Unruly Governess and the Illegitimate Heir
  • Challenging Class Boundaries within the Home (e.g., Jane Eyre, East Lynne)
  • Threats to Lineage and Social Order
  • The Moral Ambiguity of the "Fallen" or the "Unknown"
• Chapter 4: Eccentrics, Visionaries, and Madwomen in the Attic
  • Deviance from Social Norms: The Case of the Unconventional Individual
  • Genius, Madness, and the Subversion of Reason
  • Containment and Liberation within the Domestic Frame (e.g., Great Expectations, Villette)
• Chapter 5: The Criminal Element and the Shadowy Past
  • Crime and Scandal Penetrating Domestic Bliss (e.g., Wilkie Collins's Sensation Novels)
  • Hidden Histories and Disreputable Origins
  • The Exposure of Hypocrisy and Secret Vices

Part III: The Imperial Gaze and the "Foreign" at Home

• Chapter 6: Returning from the Colonies: The "Native" and the "Anglo-Indian"
  • Soldiers, Administrators, and Their "Baggage" from the Empire
  • Racial Ambiguity and the Contamination of English Bloodlines
  • The Haunted Return: Colonial Trauma in the Victorian Parlour (e.g., The Moonstone)
• Chapter 7: The "Exotic" Intruder: Foreigners and Racialized Characters
  • Representations of African, Asian, and other non-European Figures
  • Threats to English Purity and Social Norms
  • The Fascination and Fear of the Non-White "Subject" (e.g., often minor characters, but significant in their impact)
• Chapter 8: The Irish and the Scottish: Internal Others
  • National Identity and the "Problem" of Integration within the British Isles
  • Stereotypes and Subversion of Anglo-Centric Norms
  • The Portrayal of Celtic Otherness in the Domestic Sphere

Part IV: Literary Functions and Legacies

• Chapter 9: The Narrative Role of the Outlandish Subject
  • As Catalysts for Plot Development and Character Transformation
  • Serving as Moral Foils or Agents of Revelation
  • Disrupting, Reinforcing, or Redefining Domestic Boundaries
• Chapter 10: Imperial Anxieties and the Domestic Sphere
  • The Home as a Microcosm of Empire's Strains
  • Fear of Invasion: Cultural, Racial, and Moral
  • The Psychological Landscape of Imperialism Reflected Domestically
• Chapter 11: Enduring Visions: The Outlandish Legacy
  • The Victorian Novel's Influence on Later Depictions of "Otherness"
  • Revisiting Victorian Domesticity in Contemporary Scholarship
  • The Continuous Negotiation of English Identity and Its Boundaries

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