04161cam a2200625 i 4500 9781003504238 FlBoTFG 20251030122256.0 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 240828t20252025nyua ob 001 0 eng OCoLC-P eng rda OCoLC-P 9781003504238 electronic book 100350423X electronic book 9781040254752 electronic publication 1040254756 electronic publication 9781040254707 electronic book 1040254705 electronic book 9781032817408 hardcover 9781032823843 paperback 10.4324/9781003504238 doi (OCoLC)1453723434 (OCoLC-P)1453723434 PR447 .R39 2025 LIT 020000 bisacsh LIT 000000 bisacsh LIT 025050 bisacsh DSA bicssc Reesman, Linda L., author. 95337 The social imagination of the Romantic wife in literature : marriage, virtue, and friendship / Linda L. Reesman. New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025. ©2025 1 online resource (xxi, 181 pages) : illustrations. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Routledge studies in Romanticism "The emergence of social change in the daily lives of English society appeared most noticeably through the Romantic-era response of human emotions to a period of reason that has defined the era of Enlightenment, scientifically and philosophically. Remarkably, the dramatic political shift that occurred in 1789 from a French monarchy to a constitutional democracy foreshadowed social changes to the family unit that were more slowly evolving throughout England during the eighteenth century. An intellectual movement to educate all members of society strengthened efforts to loosen ecclesiastical control allowing more secular definitions of social roles to emerge. The nature of marriage during this period in England is central to understanding how the marriage covenant became a widely accepted civil contract. Examining the sentiments of passion and virtue, the dynamics of traditional marriage emerge through newly established perspectives. The role of the wife as a Romantic-era concept tells the story of two women through their married lives and literary identities. The social imagination provides a new perspective on domestic concerns to illuminate a feminine aspect of the literary market through an understanding of the ordinary wife among female writers. Moreover, this study specifically focuses on marriage, virtue, and friendship as seen through two marriage relationships, and an examination of the individuals that define both traditional and non-conforming approaches to their domestic lives. Two husbands who were political and religious activists with wives who were atypical domestics were chosen to exemplify the effects of social change on their particular lives and marital roles in an expanding literary world"-- Provided by publisher. OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record. Romanticism England. 95338 Wives in literature. 95339 Social role in literature. 95340 Marriage in literature. 95341 Virtue in literature. 95342 Friendship in literature. 95343 English literature 18th century Social aspects. 95344 English literature 18th century History and criticism. 95345 LITERARY CRITICISM / General bisacsh Routledge studies in romanticism. 95346 Taylor & Francis https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003504238 OCLC metadata license agreement http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf E-Books 68040 68040