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The Tyranny of Gift Giving: The Politics of Generosity in Sarah Scott's Millenium Hall and Sir George Ellison.

The author discusses the relationship between generosity and obligation of gift-giving in England in the eighteenth-century novels "Millenium Hall" and "Sir George Ellison," both by Sarah Scott. Gift-giving was a reflection of social and economic concerns of the period and could be in the form of ch...

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Published in:Eighteenth Century Fiction Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 291 - 307
Main Author: McGonegal, Julie
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: University of Toronto Press Spring2007
Subjects:
Gift giving
Manners & customs
Generosity
Charities
Millenium Hall (Book)
Sir George Ellison (Book)
Scott, Sarah
England
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Summary:The author discusses the relationship between generosity and obligation of gift-giving in England in the eighteenth-century novels "Millenium Hall" and "Sir George Ellison," both by Sarah Scott. Gift-giving was a reflection of social and economic concerns of the period and could be in the form of charitable donations or in the exchange of women in marriage.