Law, literature, and the transmission of culture in England, 1837-1925

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Frank, Cathrine O.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2010.
Sujets:
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Law and literature > Great Britain > History.
Wills > Great Britain > History.
Wills in literature.
Inheritance and succession in literature.
Inheritance and succession > Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Part I: Writing the will. Writing the will: Victorian testators and legal culture; Writing the novel: Victorian testators and literary culture
  • Part II: Proving the will. Victorian daughters and the burden of inheritance; Edwardian sons and the burden of inheritance redux
  • Part III: Contesting the will. Broken trusts: cy près, fiction, and the limits of intention; Fictions of justice: testamentary intention and the illegitimate heir.

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