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The Eighteenth-Century Novel and Contemporary Social Issues: An Introduction
Professor Stuart Sim
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Description for The Eighteenth-Century Novel and Contemporary Social Issues: An Introduction
Paperback. This study introduces readers to the eighteenth-century novel through a consideration of contemporary social issues. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
This study introduces readers to the eighteenth-century novel through a consideration of contemporary social issues. Eighteenth-century authors grappled with very similar problems to the ones we face today such as: what motivates a fundamentalist terrorist? What are the justifiable limits of state power? What dangers lie in wait for us when we create life artificially? The book discusses key authors from Aphra Behn in the late seventeenth century to James Hogg in the 1820s, covering the 'long' eighteenth century. It guides readers through the main genres of the period from Realism, Gothic romance and historical romance to proto-science fiction. It ... Read more
This study introduces readers to the eighteenth-century novel through a consideration of contemporary social issues. Eighteenth-century authors grappled with very similar problems to the ones we face today such as: what motivates a fundamentalist terrorist? What are the justifiable limits of state power? What dangers lie in wait for us when we create life artificially? The book discusses key authors from Aphra Behn in the late seventeenth century to James Hogg in the 1820s, covering the 'long' eighteenth century. It guides readers through the main genres of the period from Realism, Gothic romance and historical romance to proto-science fiction. It ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748626007
SKU
V9780748626007
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About Professor Stuart Sim
Stuart Sim is Professor of Critical Theory and Long Eighteenth-Century English Literature in the Dept. of English & Creative Writing, Northumbria University. The author or editor of 31 books, his work has been translated into 17 languages. He was elected a Fellow of the English Association in 2002. Amongst his recent publications are The End of Modernity, and The Lyotard ... Read more
Reviews for The Eighteenth-Century Novel and Contemporary Social Issues: An Introduction
If you want your students to connect with 18th-century literature, put this book on your course. It is accessible, challenging and guaranteed to liven up the dullest seminar.
Gary Day Times Higher Education Supplement If you want your students to connect with 18th-century literature, put this book on your course. It is accessible, challenging and guaranteed to liven up ... Read more
Gary Day Times Higher Education Supplement If you want your students to connect with 18th-century literature, put this book on your course. It is accessible, challenging and guaranteed to liven up ... Read more