The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Fiction
The Vicissitudes of the Eighteenth-Century Subject
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory
| Author: | E. König | ISBN: | 9781137382023 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | May 29, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | E. König |
| ISBN: | 9781137382023 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | May 29, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
