Ancestry and Narrative in Nineteenth-Century British Literature: Blood Relations from Edgeworth to Hardy

by Sophie Gilmartin

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This 1999 study addresses the question of why ideas of ancestry and kinship were so important in nineteenth-century society, and particularly in the Victorian novel. Through readings of a range of literary texts, Sophie Gilmartin explores questions fundamental to the national and racial identity of Victorian Britons: what makes people believe that they are part of a certain region, race or nation? Is this sense of belonging based on superstitious...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521023572

ISBN13:9780521023573

Release Date:November 2005

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:300 Pages

Weight:0.97 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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