Harrington by Maria Edgeworth

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Harrington by Maria Edgeworth

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This novel is the personal narrative of a recovering anti-Semite, a young man whose phobia of Jews is instilled in early childhood and who must unlearn his irrational prejudice when he falls in love with the daughter of a Spanish Jew. Edgeworth attempts to challenge prejudice and to show how literary representations affect public policy.

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Harrington by Maria Edgeworth

Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849) was an Anglo-Irish novelist. She was born at Black Bourton, Oxfordshire, the second child of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, a well-known author and inventor. On her father's second marriage in 1773, she went with him to Ireland, where she eventually was to settle on his estate, Edgeworthstown, in County Longford. She acted as manager of her father's estate, later drawing on this experience for her novels about the Irish. Maria's first published work was Letters for Literary Ladies in 1795, followed in 1796 by her first children's book, The Parent's Assistant; or, Stories for Children, and in 1800 by her first novel Castle Rackrent. Mr. Edgeworth encouraged his daughter's career, and has been criticized for his insistence on approving and editing her work. After her father's death in 1817 she edited his memoirs, and extended them with her biographical comments. She was an active writer to the last, and worked strenuously for the relief of the famine-stricken Irish peasants during the Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849).
“Psychologically acute and politically engaged, Harrington is a novel ahead of its timeSusan Manly’s edition of the 1817 text brings out the rich variety of religious, political and philosophical influences which shape Edgeworth’s fascinating work.” ― Caroline Gonda, St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge

“Susan Manly’s new edition of Harrington, the first modern edition of Maria Edgeworth’s fascinating tale of the psychology and politics of prejudice, is wonderful. In addition to the marvelous introductory essay, Manly has edited and annotated the text generously with thoughtful notes, which are in turn supported by key primary readings, sources, and contemporary reviews. This edition will be a welcome addition to the libraries of general readers and academics alike.” ― Judith W. Page, University of Florida

“A fine addition to Broadview’s well-edited and richly contextualized library of Romantic-era fiction and poetry, this edition will be of value to those interested in the position of the Jew in English literary history, as well as the intersecting fields of Romantic-era women’s writing, Irish literature, the history and philosophy of education, the national tale, and Romantic cosmopolitanism. Harrington offers astute insight into the psychology of prejudice and the sociopolitical structures by which it is perpetuated.” ― Judith Thompson, Dalhousie University
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849) was born in Oxfordshire and after being educated in England, she went to Edgeworthstown in Ireland to act as her father's assistant and governess to his many other children. With her father she wrote several educational books, and as a novelist she earned the praise of Sir Walter Scott. Heidi Thomson is Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. In addition to her work on Edgeworth, she has written on Gray, Wordsworth and Keats. Edited by Heidi Thomson and Kim Walker With an introduction by Heidi Thomson
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ISBN 13 9781551114071
ISBN 10 1551114070
Title Harrington
Author Maria Edgeworth
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Broadview Press Ltd
Year published 2004-06-30
Number of pages 325
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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