Family and Friends in Eighteenth-Century England: Household, Kinship and Patronage

ISBN-13: 9780521771474 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 324 str.

Naomi Tadmor

Opis

This book concerns the history of the family in eighteenth-century England. Tadmor provides a new interpretation of concepts of household, family and kinship through her analysis of contemporary language (in diaries, conduct treatises, novels by Richardson and Haywood, and other sources). She emphasizes the importance of the household in constructing notions of the family, and shows how ties of "friendship" formed vital social, economic and political networks. Her book makes a substantial contribution to eighteenth-century history, and will be of value to all historians and literary scholars of the period.

Recenzje

'Tadmor's thorough analysis and contextualisation of literary and 'non-literary' sources are exemplary. Her original, penetrating, and thought-provoking study will be required reading for all historians of the family and of eighteenth century England, including those interested in Thomas Turner's Sussex.' Southern History Society

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; A note on the text; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The concept of the household-family; 2. The concept of the household-family in novels and conduct treatises; 3. The concept of the lineage-family; 4. The language of kinship; 5. Friends; 6. Political friends; 7. Ideas about friendship and the constructions of friendship in literary texts; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.