The Absentee (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Maria Edgeworth
- First Published: 1812
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Genealogy, Class conflict, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Social issues, Marriage, Rural or country life, Class consciousness, England or English people, Inheritance or succession, Landlords or tenants, Business or business people, Ireland or Irish people, Nobility
- Locales: London, England, Ireland
Places Discussed
*London. Capital of Great Britain and leading city of the British Isles, in which the Anglo-Irish absentee landlord Lord Clonbrony and his ruthless, social-climbing wife maintain an extravagant lifestyle. The Absentee is set in a historical period when the Irish social order was split over the question of union with Britain. Although the class of people known as “Anglo-Irish”—wealthy Protestant landowners—had dominated Ireland for generations, many of them, like Edgeworth’s fictional Clonbronys, spend their lives in England and on the European...
[The entire page is 859 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
See Also
