Title Sisters and the English household : domesticity and women's autonomy in nineteenth-century English literature / Anne D. Wallace

Published London : Anthem Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource Series Anthem nineteenth-century series Contents <Span data-sheets-value="{"1":2, "2":"Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Alternative Domesticities: Revaluing the Sibling in the House; 2. \"Out into the Orchard\": The Departure of the Sibling in the House; 3. The Problem of the Sister in the House; 4. George Eliot's Natural History of the English Family; Notes ; Works Cited; Index."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4737, "3":[null, 0], "10":2, "12":0, "15":"arial, sans, sans-serif"}">Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Alternative Domesticities: Revaluing the Sibling in the House; 2. "Out into the Orchard": The Departure of the Sibling in the House; 3. The Problem of the Sister in the House; 4. George Eliot's Natural History of the English Family; Notes ; Works Cited; Index Summary 'Sisters and the English Household' revalues unmarried adult sisters in nineteenth-century English literature as positive figures of legal and economic autonomy representing productive labour in the domestic space. As a crucial site of contested values, the adult unmarried sister carries the discursive weight of sustained public debates about ideals of domesticity in nineteenth-century England Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 27, 2018) Subject English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism Single women in literature. Sisters in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. English literature Single women in literature Sisters in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781783088461 178308846X 9781783088478 1783088478

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