Consensual Fictions: Women, Liberalism, and the English Novel

Wendy Jones

Published by University of Toronto Press 2004

Consensual Fictions

Women, Liberalism, and the English Novel

Wendy Jones

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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442627727

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In Consensual Fictions, Wendy S. Jones focuses on the English novel of the period to explore the relationship between married love, classic liberal thought, and novelistic form.

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Jones Wendy :

Wendy S. Jones is a senior lecturer in the Department of English at Cornell University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Married Love and Its Consequences Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
2. Virtuous Libertines and Liberated Virgins: Sir Charles Grandison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
3. ‘No small part of a woman’s portion’: Love, Duty, and Society in Persuasion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
4. Feminism and Contract Theory in He Knew He Was Right Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
5. Margaret Oliphant’s Women Who Want Too Much Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
6. Liberalism and Feminism: The End of the Line Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 290

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Published: December 15, 2005
ISBN: 9781442627727