Novel Relations: The Transformation of Kinship in English Literature and Culture, 1748-1818 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521687904)

Ruth Perry's major study describes the transformation of the English family, as represented in fiction, in the context of major social changes taking place in the eighteenth century. These include the development of a market economy and waged labor, enclosure and the redistribution of land, urbanization, the 'rise' of the middle class, and the development of print culture.

Author: Ruth Perry
ISBN-10: 052168790X
ISBN-13: 9780521687904
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2006
Pages: 476
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.48w x 1.03d