The Origins of the English Marriage Plot: Literature, Politics and Religion in the Eighteenth Century

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The Origins of the English Marriage Plot: Literature, Politics and Religion in the Eighteenth CenturyWhy did marriage become central to the English novel in the eighteenth century? As clandestine weddings and the unruly culture that surrounded them began to threaten power and property, questions about where and how to marry became urgent matters of public debate. In 1753, in an unprecedented and controversial use of state power, Lord Chancellor Hardwicke mandated Anglican church weddings as marriage's only legal form. Resistance to his Marriage Act

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