The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Fiction

The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Fiction
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 278
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ISBN-10 : 9781137382023
ISBN-13 : 1137382023
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Book Synopsis The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Fiction by : E. König

Download or read book The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Fiction written by E. König and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-29 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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