1st Edition
Servants and Paternalism in the Works of Maria Edgeworth and Elizabeth Gaskell
By Julie Nash
Copyright 2007
141 Pages
by
Routledge
141 Pages
by
Routledge
141 Pages
by
Routledge
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Writing during periods of dramatic social change, Maria Edgeworth and Elizabeth Gaskell were both attracted to the idea of radical societal transformation at the same time that their writings express nostalgia for a traditional, paternalistic ruling class. The author shows how this tension is played out especially through the characters of servants in short fiction and novels such as Edgeworth's... Read more
Contents: General editor's preface; Introduction: Maria Edgeworth, Elizabeth Gaskell and servants in the 'good old days'; Servants and paternalism; 'Standing in distress between tragedy and comedy': servants in Edgeworth's novels of manners; 'Submitting to fate': servants in Gaskell's domestic fiction; 'True and loyal to the family': servants in Maria Edgeworth's Irish novels; 'Mutual duties': servants and labor relations in Gaskell's 'condition of England novels'; Conclusion: 'well done thou good and faithful servant'; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Julie Nash
