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- Title
Connubial Adventurers: Playing the Matrimonial Lottery in British America.
- Authors
KEITER, LINDSAY M.
- Abstract
The connection between marriage and lotteries emerged with the first British state lotteries and persisted throughout the eighteenth century in British America, despite the well-documented rise of companionate marriage. Drawing extensively on newspapers rather than fiction or prescriptive literature, Keiter reveals a deep current of skepticism about these changing ideals. Lottery analogies and satirical lottery schemes circulated widely, showing a shared set of expectations and concerns in the young nation. These tropes emphasized the continued centrality of wealth to marriage while suggesting that marital happiness remained a gamble with unfavorable odds.
- Subjects
MARRIAGE; LOTTERIES; ANALOGY; MARRIAGE compatibility tests; BRITISH Americans; BRITISH history
- Publication
Early American Studies, An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2023, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1543-4273
- Publication type
Article