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The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century and Charity and Humour (The Thackeray Edition)

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Description for The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century and Charity and Humour (The Thackeray Edition) Hardcover. Collects a series of lectures by the author on Swift, Pope, Fielding, and others. This work showcases the authors views of American sensibilities by using his lectures and essays written for an American audience. It is compiled by means of a comparative study of relevant documents - from the first published appearance to the last edition. Editor(s): Harden, Edgar F. Series: The Thackeray Edition S. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.

The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century collects a series of engaging lectures by W. M. Thackeray on Swift, Pope, Fielding, and others---offering a rare look at this classic author's views of his forbearers. The lectures and the final essay Charity and Humour were written for an American audience (the latter published in Harper's Monthly Magazine in June 1853) and showcase Thackeray's views of American sensibilities. Compiled by means of a comparative study of all relevant documents---from the first published appearance to the last edition touched by the author---this edition is a unique achievement.

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Edgar F. Harden is Emeritus Professor of English at Simon Fraser University. He is editor of The Snobs of England and Punch's Prize Novelists and The Luck of Barry Lyndon.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
The Thackeray Edition S.
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472116126
SKU
V9780472116126
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About Unknown
Edgar F. Harden is Emeritus Professor of English at Simon Fraser University. He is editor of The Snobs of England and Punch's Prize Novelists and The Luck of Barry Lyndon.

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