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The Material Worlds of the Idle and the Industrious: Eighteenth-Century Middling Reform-Minded Representations of Plebeian Children

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Year: 2020, 2020
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Hennig, Melissa Lorraine, Thesis advisor (ths): Hurl-Eamon, Jennine, Degree committee member (dgc): McGuire, Kelly, Degree committee member (dgc): Siena, Kevin, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis explores middling reform-minded representations of plebeian children's material worlds in England from 1720 to 1780. Specifically, it examines depictions of chattel and place in imagery of children, to convey messages aligned with the reform initiatives of the eighteenth century. Using the Old Bailey Proceedings, prints by William Hogarth, and novels, it argues that… more
Full Text: THE MATERIAL WORLDS OF THE IDLE AND THE INDUSTRIOUS: EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY MIDDLING REFORM-MINDED REPRESENTATIONS OF PLEBEIAN CHILDREN A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master …