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A Concise Companion to the Restoration and Eighteenth Century
Contributor(s): Wall, Cynthia (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1405101180     ISBN-13: 9781405101189
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2005
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Annotation: This "Concise Companion" presents fresh perspectives on eighteenth-century literature and culture. In a series of original essays, it contributes to current debates in the field on subjects as diverse as the public sphere, travel and exploration, scientific rhetoric, gender and the book trade, gardening, and historical versus literary perceptions of life on London streets. It also discusses the changing nature of poetry, drama, periodical essays, the novel, and literary criticism, searching out connections between the remarkable number of new genres that appeared in the eighteenth century.

The contributors include both familiar names and newcomers to the field. Each of them combines meticulous scholarship with clear, engaging writing and vivid, innovative perceptions on the relationships between literature and culture. Crossing conventional disciplinary lines, they demonstrate how philosophy, history, politics and social theory both influenced and were influenced by literature in this period.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 820.900
LCCN: 2004012930
Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture
Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.56" W x 8.9" L (0.98 lbs) 296 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 17th Century
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
 
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Publisher Description:
This Concise Companion presents fresh perspectives on eighteenth-century literature.

  • Contributes to current debates in the field on subjects such as the public sphere, travel and exploration, scientific rhetoric, gender and the book trade, and historical versus literary perceptions of life on London streets.
  • Searches out connections between the remarkable number of new genres that appeared in the eighteenth century.
  • Crosses conventional disciplinary lines.
  • Demonstrates that philosophy, history, politics and social theory both influence and are influenced by literature.
 
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