"Castle Rackrent" is Maria Edgeworth's first and most famous novel. During the 1790s, Ireland was in political crisis. In this text, Edgeworth cleverly adopts an Irish Catholic voice to narrate the decline of a family from her own Anglo-Irish class. She changes the focus of conflict in Ireland from religion to class, and boldly predicts the rise of the Irish Catholic middle class. It has a highly innovative style and purpose.
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"Castle Rackrent" is Maria Edgeworth's first and most famous novel. During the 1790s, Ireland was in political crisis. In this text, Edgeworth cleverly adopts an Irish Catholic voice to narrate the decline of a family from her own Anglo-Irish class. She changes the focus of conflict in Ireland from religion to class, and boldly predicts the rise of the Irish Catholic middle class. It has a highly innovative style and purpose.
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If you, like me, are interested in Irish Novel, Big House Novel, Ireland in 19th century, etc... you must read this book published in 1800 and which influenced many writers after that.
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