Novel Relations: The Transformation of Kinship in English Literature and Culture, 1748-1818 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521836944)

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: 0521836948
ISBN-13: 9780521836944
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/05/2004
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.66lbs
Size: 9.16h x 6.30w x 1.13d

Review Citation(s):
New York Review of Books 06/23/2005 pg. 20
Choice 02/01/2005 pg. 1024