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: 09/13/2004
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.66lbs
Size: 9.16h x 6.30w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9780521836944

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

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

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