Castle Rackrent - A Norton Critical Edition

Based on Baldwin & Cradock's Tales And Novels Of Maria Edgeworth (1832-1833), this edition is accompanied by annotations. "Backgrounds and Contexts" focuses on the importance of the author, the influence of events on her writing and the book's impact on the novel. "Criticism" is thematically organised. A chronology and bibliography are included.

About the author

Ryan Twomey is Lecturer in English at Macquarie University. A University of New South Wales Ph.D., he is the author of “The Child Is Father of the Man”: Importance of Juvenilia in the Development of the Author. He is co-editor of Maria Edgeworth’s The Double Disguise and of William Harrison Ainsworth’s The December Tales: A Selection.

Summary

The only edition of this 1800 novel—widely regarded as the first historical novel—to include material on the importance of Maria Edgeworth as a writer and the influence of contemporary history on this novel.

Product details

• Authors: Maria Edgeworth
• Assisted by: Ryan Twomey (Editor)
• Publisher: Blue Guides Limited of London
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.10.2014
• EAN: 9780393922417
• ISBN: 978-0-393-92241-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 213 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 217 g
• Series: Norton Critical Editions; Norton Critical Editions
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies