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Women and Gift Exchange in Eighteenth-Century Fiction: Richardson, Burney, Austen - Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature Linda Zionkowski 1st edition
Women and Gift Exchange in Eighteenth-Century Fiction: Richardson, Burney, Austen - Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature
Linda Zionkowski
This book analyzes how major novelists of the long 18C centered on the theory and practice of gift exchange, challenging the idea that capitalist discourse was the dominant influence on the development of prose fiction. It explores how the economy of obligation shaped writers' portrayals of class and gender identity, property, and community, for
252 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 10, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780367877484 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 252 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 453 g |
| Language | English |