Legitimacy and illegitimacy in law, literature, and history

By Margot Finn, Michael Lobban

Subjects: Illegitimacy, Literature and history, History and criticism, Law, English literature, History, Literature and society, Illegitimacy in literature

Description: "Animated by scandals, scoundrels and imposters, this collection, with contributions from prominent scholars of literature, history and law, seeks to address issues of identity, trust and deception in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain through the optic of the twin concepts of legitimacy and illegitimacy"--Provided by publisher.