Author: William Edward Hartpole LeckyPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages :
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A History of England in the Eighteenth Century
Author: William Edward Hartpole LeckyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages :
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Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Paul LangfordPublisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0192853996
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Part of The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, this book spans from the aftermath of the Revolution of 1688 to Pitt the Younger's defeat at attempted parliamentary reform.
England in the Eighteenth Century
Author: J. H. PlumbMoral Philosophy in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Author: Colin HeydtPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108421091
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
A new account of a vital period in the history of ethics, focusing on the content of morality.
Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England
Author: Frank McLynnPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136093087
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
McLynn provides the first comprehensive view of crime and its consequences in the eighteenth century: why was England notorious for violence? Why did the death penalty prove no deterrent? Was it a crude means of redistributing wealth?
A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Britain
Author: H. T. DickinsonPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470998873
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
This authoritative Companion introduces readers to the developments that lead to Britain becoming a great world power, the leading European imperial state, and, at the same time, the most economically and socially advanced, politically liberal and religiously tolerant nation in Europe. Covers political, social, cultural, economic and religious history. Written by an international team of experts. Examines Britain's position from the perspective of other European nations.
An Economic History of England: the Eighteenth Century
Author: T.S. AshtonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136586997
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
T.S. Ashton has sought less to cover the field of economic history in detail than to offer a commentary, with a stress on trends of development rather than on forms of organization or economic legislation. This book seeks to interpret the growth of population, agriculture, maufacture, trade and finance in eighteenth-century England. It throws light on economic fluctuations and on the changing conditions of the wage-earners. The approach is that of an economist and use is made of hitherto neglected statistics. But treatment and language are simple. The book is intended not only for the specialist but also for others who turn to the past for its own sake or for understanding the present. This book was first published in 1955.
The Long Eighteenth Century
Author: Frank O'GormanPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472508939
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
This long-awaited second edition sees this classic text by a leading scholar given a new lease of life. It comes complete with a wealth of original material on a range of topics and takes into account the vital research that has been undertaken in the field in the last two decades. The book considers the development of the internal structure of Britain and explores the growing sense of British nationhood. It looks at the role of religion in matters of state and society, in addition to society's own move towards a class-based system. Commercial and imperial expansion, Britain's role in Europe and the early stages of liberalism are also examined. This new edition is fully updated to include: - Revised and thorough treatments of the themes of gender and religion and of the 1832 Reform Act - New sections on 'Commerce and Empire' and 'Britain and Europe' - Several new maps and charts - A revised introduction and a more extensive conclusion - Updated note sections and bibliographies The Long Eighteenth Century is the essential text for any student seeking to understand the nuances of this absorbing period of British history.
A History of Eighteenth-Century British Literature
Author: John RichettiPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119082129
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
A History of Eighteenth-Century British Literature is a lively exploration of one of the most diverse and innovative periods in literary history. Capturing the richness and excitement of the era, this book provides extensive coverage of major authors, poets, dramatists, and journalists of the period, such as Dryden, Pope and Swift, while also exploring the works of important writers who have received less attention by modern scholars, such as Matthew Prior and Charles Churchill. Uniquely, the book also discusses noncanonical, working-class writers and demotic works of the era. During the eighteenth-century, Britain experienced vast social, political, economic, and existential changes, greatly influencing the literary world. The major forms of verse, poetry, fiction and non-fiction, experimental works, drama, and political prose from writers such as Montagu, Finch, Johnson, Goldsmith and Cowper, are discussed here in relation to their historical context. A History of Eighteenth-Century British Literature is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of English literature. Topics covered include: Verse in the early 18th century, from Pope, Gay, and Swift to Addison, Defoe, Montagu, and Finch Poetry from the mid- to late-century, highlighting the works of Johnson, Gray, Collins, Smart, Goldsmith, and Cowper among others, as well as women and working-class poets Prose Fiction in the early and 18th century, including Behn, Haywood, Defoe, Swift, Richardson, Fielding, and Smollett The novel past mid-century, including experimental works by Johnson, Sterne, Mackenzie, Walpole, Goldsmith, and Burney Non-fiction prose, including political and polemical prose 18th century drama
Family and Friends in Eighteenth-Century England
Author: Naomi TadmorPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139429892
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This 2001 book concerns the history of the family in eighteenth-century England. Naomi Tadmor provides an interpretation of concepts of household, family and kinship starting from her analysis of contemporary language (in the diaries of Thomas Turner; in conduct treatises by Samuel Richardson and Eliza Haywood; in three novels, Richardson's Pamela and Clarissa and Haywood's The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless and a variety of other sources). Naomi Tadmor emphasises the importance of the household in constructing notions of the family in the eighteenth century. She uncovers a vibrant language of kinship which recasts our understanding of kinship ties in the period. She also shows how strong ties of 'friendship' formed vital social, economic and political networks among kin and non-kin. Family and Friends in Eighteenth-Century England makes a substantial contribution to eighteenth-century history, and will be of value to all historians and literary scholars of the period.