Set in London, this novel describes the attitudes of an Irish landowning family towards their tenants, emphasizing the pernicious consequences for Ireland and for the wider world of absentee landownership. The book includes appendices showing how Edgeworth revised the text from the 1st edition, and Edgeworth's "Notes for essay on the genius and style of Burke". "The absentee" (1812) is the second of Maria Edgeworth's novels, the first being "Castle Rackrent" (1800) and is aimed at the general reader as well as for students of early 19th century English and Irish literature, of women's literature and on the historical and the regional novel.
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Set in London, this novel describes the attitudes of an Irish landowning family towards their tenants, emphasizing the pernicious consequences for Ireland and for the wider world of absentee landownership. The book includes appendices showing how Edgeworth revised the text from the 1st edition, and Edgeworth's "Notes for essay on the genius and style of Burke". "The absentee" (1812) is the second of Maria Edgeworth's novels, the first being "Castle Rackrent" (1800) and is aimed at the general reader as well as for students of early 19th century English and Irish literature, of women's literature and on the historical and the regional novel.
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Condición: Muy bueno. : The Absentee es una novela clásica de Maria Edgeworth, publicada en 1812. La historia sigue a Lord Colambre mientras investiga las propiedades de su familia en Irlanda y descubre la corrupción y la mala gestión que afectan a sus inquilinos. A través de una narrativa ingeniosa, Edgeworth critica el sistema de absentismo de los terratenientes y explora temas de responsabilidad social y justicia. Esta edición de Oxford World's Classics presenta una introducción y notas de W.J. McCormack y Kim Walker, ofreciendo una valiosa perspectiva sobre la obra y su contexto histórico. EAN: 9780192816825 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: The Absentee Autor: Maria Edgeworth Editorial: Oxford Paperbacks Idioma: en Páginas: 368 Formato: tapa blanda. Nº de ref. del artículo: Happ-2024-08-31-0594bf61
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