The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Fiction
Format: Print Book
ISBN: 9781137382016
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The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Fiction explores how the figure of the orphan was shaped by changing social and historical circumstances. Analysing sixteen major novels from Defoe to Austen, this original study explains the undiminished popularity of literary orphans and reveals their key role in the construction of gendered subjectivity.
Publication Year: 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: H
Weight (Gram): 490