TY  - BOOK
AU  - Höhn, Simone Eva
AB  - This study examines concepts 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.
DO  - 10.2357/9783772057311
ID  - OAPEN ID: ONIX_20210708_9783772057311_96
KW  - English literature
KW  - Eighteenth-century novel
KW  - Samuel Richardson
KW  - ethics
KW  - gender
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/377b3344-0490-4180-a459-3310f7913ca8/9783772057311.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49895
PB  - Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
PP  - Tübingen
PY  - 2020
SN  - 9783772057311
TI  - One Great Family : Domestic Relationships in Samuel Richardson’s Novels
ER  - 
