Family and Fortune: Louisa May Alcott, Inheritance, and the Legacy of Aunts
This article examines Louisa May Alcott's in the context of mid-nineteenth century inheritance laws and Alcott's biography. Focusing in particular on Alcott's depiction of widowed aunts, it argues that these works expand definitions of family while also advocating using wealth for soc...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | The New England quarterly 2020-03, Vol.93 (1), p.48-73 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This article examines Louisa May Alcott's
in the context of mid-nineteenth century inheritance laws and Alcott's biography. Focusing in particular on Alcott's depiction of widowed aunts, it argues that these works expand definitions of family while also advocating using wealth for social good within and across generations. |
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| ISSN: | 0028-4866 1937-2213 |
| DOI: | 10.1162/tneq_a_00793 |