Family Likeness: Sex, Marriage, and Incest from Jane Austen to Virginia Woolf

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q Family likeness This page intentionally left blank. Family likeness SEX, MARRIAGE, AND INCEST FROM JANE AUSTEN TO VIRGINIA WOOLF Mary Jean Corbett Cornell University Press Ithaca and London n Copyright © 2008 by Cornell University all rights reserved. except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, sage House, 512 east state street, ithaca, new york 14850. First published 2008 by Cornell University Press Printed in the United states of america library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Corbett, mary Jean, 1962Family likeness : sex, marriage, and incest from Jane austen to virginia Woolf / mary Jean Corbett. p. cm. includes bibliographical references and index. isBn 978–0–8014–4707–5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. english fiction—19th century—History and criticism. 2. english fiction—Women authors—History and criticism. 3. Family in literature. 4. austen, Jane, 1775–1817—Criticism and interpretation. 5. Brontë, Charlotte, 1816–1855—Criticism and interpretation. 6. Woolf, virginia, 1882–1941—Criticism and interpretation. 7. sex in literature. 8. marriage in literature. 9. incest in literature. i. title. Pr868.F29C67 2008 823'.809—dc22 2008019568 Cornell University Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. such materials include vegetable-based, low-voC inks and acid-free papers that are recycled, totally chlorine-free, or partly composed of nonwood fibers. For further information, visit our website at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...