Inheritance and speculation in victorian fiction: finance, family, and the law
Auteur :
Reich, Noa
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781666938364
Date de publication :
27 août 2024
Dimensions :
23,6 x 15,9 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
544 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book investigates how Victorian fiction reconfigures the narrative and social conventions of inheritance by revealing its unsettling affinities with speculative forms. The book takes an interdisciplinary historical and formal approach, reading contemporary political and legal discussions alongside Brontë, Dickens, Collins, and Eliot.