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Castle Rackrent

by Maria Edgeworth, George Watson (Editor), Kathryn J. Kirkpatrick
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Synopsis

With her satire on Anglo-Irish landlords in Castle Rackrent (1800), Maria Edgeworth pioneered the regional novel and inspired Sir Walter Scott's Waverley (1814). Politically risky, stylistically innovative, and wonderfully entertaining, the novel changes the focus of conflict in Ireland from religion to class, and boldly predicts the rise of the Irish Catholic bourgeoisie. The second edition now includes new notes informed by the latest scholarship.

About the Author, Maria Edgeworth

Kathryn Kirkpatrick is Assistant Professor at the Department of English, Appalachian State University.

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Book Details

Published
July 1, 2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Pages
176
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780199537556

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