The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Fiction

The Vicissitudes of the Eighteenth-Century Subject

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory
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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.

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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.

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