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

Klappentext This book concerns the history of the family in eighteenth-century England. Naomi Tadmor provides a new interpretation of concepts of household! family and kinship starting from her analysis of contemporary language (in the diaries of Thomas Turner; in conduct treatises by Samuel Richardson and Eliza Haywood; in three novels! Richardson’s Pamela and Clarissa and Haywood’s The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless and a variety of other sources). Naomi Tadmor emphasises the importance of the household in constructing notions of the family in the eighteenth century. She uncovers a vibrant language of kinship which recasts our understanding of kinship ties in the period. She also shows how strong ties of ‘friendship’ formed vital social! economic and political networks among kin and non-kin. Family and Friends in Eighteenth-Century England makes a substantial contribution to eighteenth-century history! and will be of value to all historians and literary scholars of the period. Zusammenfassung In this 2001 book! Naomi Tadmor presents a description of how family structures operated in eighteenth-century England starting from an analysis of contemporary language (in diaries; conduct treatises; novels by Richardson and Haywood; and other sources). Her book will be of great interest to historians and literary scholars of the period. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

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• Authors: Naomi Tadmor, Naomi (New Hall Tadmor, Tadmor Naomi
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.08.2007
• EAN: 9780521039734
• ISBN: 978-0-521-03973-4
• No. of pages: 324
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > History; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Sociology: family and relationships, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1700 To C 1800