Servants and paternalism in the works of Maria Edgeworth and Elizabeth Gaskell /
Writing during periods of dramatic social change, Maria Edgeworth and Elizabeth Gaskell were both attracted to the idea of radical societal transformation at the same time that their writings express nostalgia for a traditional, paternalistic ruling class. Julie Nash shows how this tension is played...
| Основен автор: | Nash, Julie, 1969- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
℗♭2007.
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| Серия: |
Nineteenth century (Aldershot, England)
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Servants and paternalism in the works of Maria Edgeworth and Elizabeth Gaskell. |
Съдържание:
- Introduction : Maria Edgeworth, Elizabeth Gaskell, and servants in the "good old days"
- Servants and paternalism
- "Standing in distress between tragedy and comedy" : servants in Maria Edgeworth's English domestic fiction
- "Submitting to fate" : servants in Gaskell's domestic fiction
- "True and loyal to the family" : servants in Maria Edgeworth's Irish novels
- "Mutual duties" : servants and labor relations in Gaskell's "condition of England" novels
- Conclusion : "well done thou good and faithful servant."