Novel Relations: The Transformation of Kinship in English Literature and Culture, 1748-1818

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
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/01/2006
Pages: 466
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.48w x 1.03d
ISBN: 9780521687904

About the Author
Perry, Ruth: - Ruth Perry is Professor of Literature at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.