Family and friends in eighteenth-century England : household, kinship, and patronage / Naomi Tadmor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tadmor, Naomi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patronage, Political--England--History--18th century.

Patronage, Political.

Households--England--History--18th century.

Households.

Friendship--England--History--18th century.

Friendship.

Kinship--England--History--18th century.

Kinship.

Families--England--History--18th century.

Families.

England--Social life and customs--18th century.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 312 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Family & Friends in Eighteenth-Century England

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This 2001 book concerns the history of the family in eighteenth-century England. Naomi Tadmor provides an interpretation of concepts of household, family and kinship starting from her analysis of contemporary language (in the diaries of Thomas Turner; in conduct treatises by Samuel Richardson and Eliza Haywood; in three novels, Richardson's Pamela and Clarissa and Haywood's The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless and a variety of other sources). Naomi Tadmor emphasises the importance of the household in constructing notions of the family in the eighteenth century. She uncovers a vibrant language of kinship which recasts our understanding of kinship ties in the period. She also shows how strong ties of 'friendship' formed vital social, economic and political networks among kin and non-kin. Family and Friends in Eighteenth-Century England makes a substantial contribution to eighteenth-century history, and will be of value to all historians and literary scholars of the period.

Contents:

1. The concept of the household-family

2. The concept of the household-family in novels and conduct treatises

3. The concept of the lineage-family

4. The language of kinship

5. Friends

6. Political friends

7. Ideas about friendship and the constructions of friendship in literary texts.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-302) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-11929-4

0-521-03973-8

0-511-49609-5

1-280-15466-7

0-511-15413-5

0-511-11835-X

0-511-04953-6

OCLC:

51296877