The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Fiction

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The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Fiction is written by E. König and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1137382023 (ISBN 10) and 9781137382023 (ISBN 13).

The Orphan in Eighteenth-Century Fiction explores how the figure of the orphan was shaped by changing social and historical circumstances. Analysing sixteen major novels from Defoe to Austen, this original study explains the undiminished popularity of literary orphans and reveals their key role in the construction of gendered subjectivity.