New Essays on Maria Edgeworth - 9781138619975

Taylor & Francis

This collection places Edgeworth's work in the context of her life and times. Combining postcolonial, historical and gender criticism, the contributors offer fresh readings of Edgeworth's works. Throughout her work Edgeworth confronts a world whose values are challenged and changed by voices from the margins of society. > Devoted to the varied writings of the influential novelist, children's author, and educator, this collection situates Edgeworth's writing in the context of her life and times. Combining postcolonial, historical, and gender criticism, the contributors offer fresh readings of Edgeworth's novels, stories, letters, and educational texts, including Belinda, Moral Tales, Practical Education, Helen, and The Absentee. Throughout her work, Edgeworth confronts a world whose values, while grounded in tradition and supported by slavery and colonial domination, are being challenged and ultimately changed in surprising ways by women, peasants, servants, and other voices from t.