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A Companion to the Eighteenth-Century English Novel and Culture
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Description for A Companion to the Eighteenth-Century English Novel and Culture
Hardback. A Companion to the Eighteenth-century Novel furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral contexts. An up-to-date resource for the study of the eighteenth-century novel. Editor(s): Backscheider, Paula R.; Ingrassia, Catherine E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 568 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 191 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1286.
A Companion to the Eighteenth-century Novel furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral contexts.
A Companion to the Eighteenth-century Novel furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral contexts.
- An up-to-date resource for the study of the eighteenth-century novel
- Furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral context
- Foregrounds those topics of most historical and political relevance to the twenty-first century
- Explores formative influences on the eighteenth-century novel, its engagement with the major issues and philosophies of the period, and its lasting legacy
- Covers both traditional themes, such as narrative authority and ... Read more
- Considers both canonical and non-canonical literature
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
568
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Series
Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
568
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405101578
SKU
V9781405101578
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About Backscheider
Paula R. Backscheider is Philpott-Stevens Eminent Scholar at Auburn University. A former president of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, she is best known as the author of Daniel Defoe: His Life (1992). Catherine Ingrassia is Professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is the author of Authorship, Commerce, and Gender in Early Eighteenth-Century England (1998).
Reviews for A Companion to the Eighteenth-Century English Novel and Culture
"A team of two dozen prominent scholars ... .Here report on the state of the art in 18th century novel studies. Nearly all the work is cutting edge, and almost every page challenges conventional wisdom ... .Specialists in the early novel will find this wide-ranging and theoretically sophisticated work provocative. Highly recommended." CHOICE “Editors Paula R. Backscheider ... Read more