Vagrancy in the Victorian Age - Representing Wandering Poor in Nineteenth Century Literature Culture

An interdisciplinary study of the rich Victorian taxonomy of vagrancy, and the concepts of poverty, mobility and homelessness it expressed.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. The Country; 1. Gypsies, Hawkers and Handicraft Tramps; 2. Poachers; Part II. The City; 3. Casual Paupers; 4. Loafers; Part III. The Frontier; 5. Paupers, Vagabonds and American Indians; 6. Beachcombers; Afterword: London 1902.

About the author

Alistair Robinson is an Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London.

Summary

Uncovering the rich taxonomy of nineteenth-century vagrancy, this interdisciplinary study explores how the Victorians conceptualised poverty, mobility and homelessness. It offers an important resource for students and scholars of nineteenth-century literature and history, situating major canonical texts within illuminating cultural contexts.

Product details

• Authors: Alistair Robinson, Alistair (Birkbeck Robinson, Robinson Alistair
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781316519851
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51985-1
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; English, c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, 1837–1901 (Victorian period)