One great family
Subtitle: domestic relationships in Samuel Richardson's novels
By: Simone Eva Höhn
Series: Schweizer anglistische Arbeiten -- Band 147; Schweizer anglistische Arbeiten -- Bd. 147.
Publisher: Narr Francke Attempto
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9783772087318
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Clarissa (Richardson, Samuel); History of Sir Charles Grandison (Richardson, Samuel)
Other titles: Domestic relationships in Samuel Richardson's novels
Description: This study examines the concept of morality and structures of domestic relationships in Samuel Richardson's novels, situating them in the context of eighteenth-century moral writings and reader reactions. Based on a detailed analysis of Richardson's work, this book maintains that he sought both to uphold hierarchical concepts of individual duty, and to warn of the consequences if such hierarchies were abused. In his final novel, Richardson aimed at a synthesis between social hierarchy and individual liberty, patriarchy and female self-fulfilment. His work, albeit rooted in patriarchal values, paved the way for proto-feminist conceptions of female character.
Notes: Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Zürich, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-289) and index.