The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Fiction The Vicissitudes of the Eighteenth-Century Subject
Description
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.
Keywords
FictionLiterary CriticismSemiotics & TheoryModernEuropeanSocial ScienceLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & ComparativeAnthropologyCultural & Social
2014Book
Author(s)Eva Konig
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137382016
LanguageEnglish
