| Public and Private: Gender, Class, and the British Novel (1764-1878) Subjects: English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Social problems in literature; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; English fiction -- 18th centur; By addressing novels such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Jane Austen's Emma through the lens of the theories of Jrgen Habermas and Michel Foucault, Patricia McKee explores the themes of production and consumption as they relate to gender and class." |