Legitimacy and illegitimacy in law, literature, and history
By: edited by Margot Finn, Michael Lobban, Jenny Bourne Taylor.
Contributors: Finn, Margot C.; Lobban, Michael.; Taylor, Jenny Bourne, 1949-
Series: Palgrave studies in nineteenth-century writing and culture
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780230576520
Subjects: English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism; Illegitimacy in literature; English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 18th century; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 19th century; Law -- Great Britain -- History
Description: "Animated by scandals, scoundrels and imposters, this collection, with contributions from prominent scholars of literature, history and law, seeks to address issues of identity, trust and deception in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain through the optic of the twin concepts of legitimacy and illegitimacy"--Provided by publisher.