After Marriage in the Long Eighteenth Century Literature, Law and So
This book examines the intersections between the ways that marriage was represented in eighteenth-century writing and art, experienced in society, and regulated by law. The interdisciplinary and comparative essays explore the marital experience beyond the
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After Marriage in the Long Eighteenth Century
Jenny DiPlacidi · Karl Leydecker Editors
After Marriage in the Long Eighteenth Century Literature, Law and Society
Editors Jenny DiPlacidi School of English University of Kent Canterbury, UK
Karl Leydecker University of Dundee Dundee, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-60097-0 ISBN 978-3-319-60098-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60098-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017944584 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
This book has its origins in the workshop series ‘After Marriage in the Long Eighteenth Century’ held at the University of Kent. We thank all of the participants who made the events so successful and stimulating, and the School of English, the School of European Culture and Languages, Kent Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (KIASH) and the Centre for Studies in the Long Eighteenth Century at the University of Kent, which generously funded the workshops. We are indebted to the contributors to After Marriage in the Long Eighteenth Century: Literature, Law and Society for offering such rich and diverse treatments of the topic and for making this volume possible. The guidance and encouragement from Camille Davies and Ben Doyle at Palgrave Macmillan was instrumental throughout the publication process. We thank the National Galleries of Scotland and the Trustees of the Goodwood Collection, which have allowed us to reproduce the images in this book. Finally, we offer our sincere gratitude to ou
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