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Languages : en
Pages : 204
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The Confessions of the Nun of St. Omer. A Tale
Author: Confessions of the Nun of St. Omer
Author: Charlotte DacreConfessions of the nun of St Omer
Author: Charlotte DacreConfessions of the Nun of St. Omer
Author: Charlotte DacrePublisher: Gale ECCO, Print Editions
ISBN: 9781375216913
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Languages : en
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Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find works by lesser-known, historically neglected writers. The Corvey library was built during the last half of the 19th century by Victor and his wife Elise, both bibliophiles with varied interests. The collection thus contains everything from novels and short stories to belles lettres and more populist works, and includes many exceedingly rare works not available in any other collection from the period. These invaluable, sometimes previously unknown works are of particular interest to scholars and researchers. European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes: * Novels and Gothic Novels * Short Stories * Belles-Lettres * Short Prose Forms * Dramatic Works * Poetry * Anthologies * And more Selected with the guidance of an international team of expert advisors, these primary sources are invaluable for a wide range of academic disciplines and areas of study, providing never before possible research opportunities for one of the most studied historical periods. Additional Metadata Primary Id: B0623902 PSM Id: NCCOF0063-C00000-B0623902 DVI Collection Id: NCCOC0062 Bibliographic Id: NCCO001557 Reel: 4854 MCODE: 4UVC Original Publisher: Printed by D. N. Shury, for J. F. Hughes Original Publication Year: 1805 Subjects English fiction -- 19th century.
The Anti-Jacobin Novel
Author: M. O. GrenbyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139430661
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The French Revolution sparked an ideological debate which also brought Britain to the brink of revolution in the 1790s. Just as radicals wrote 'Jacobin' fiction, so the fear of rebellion prompted conservatives to respond with novels of their own; indeed, these soon outnumbered the Jacobin novels. This was the first survey of the full range of conservative novels produced in Britain during the 1790s and early 1800s. M. O. Grenby examines the strategies used by conservatives in their fiction, thus shedding new light on how the anti-Jacobin campaign was understood and organised in Britain. Chapters cover the representation of revolution and rebellion, the attack on the 'new philosophy' of radicals such as Godwin and Wollstonecraft, and the way in which hierarchy is defended in these novels. Grenby's book offers an insight into the society which produced and consumed anti-Jacobin novels, and presents a case for reexamining these neglected texts.
Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature
Author: Mary Ellen SnodgrassPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438109113
Category : Gothic revival (Literature)
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
Presents an alphabetical reference guide detailing the lives and works of authors associated with Gothic literature.
Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760–1850
Author: Christopher John MurrayPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135455791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1303
Book Description
In 850 analytical articles, this two-volume set explores the developments that influenced the profound changes in thought and sensibility during the second half of the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century. The Encyclopedia provides readers with a clear, detailed, and accurate reference source on the literature, thought, music, and art of the period, demonstrating the rich interplay of international influences and cross-currents at work; and to explore the many issues raised by the very concepts of Romantic and Romanticism.
Gothic Writers
Author: Douglass H. ThomsonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313006911
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
With its roots in Romanticism, antiquarianism, and the primacy of the imagination, the Gothic genre originated in the 18th century, flourished in the 19th, and continues to thrive today. This reference is designed to accommodate the critical and bibliographical needs of a broad spectrum of users, from scholars seeking critical assistance to general readers wanting an introduction to the Gothic, its abundant criticism, and the present state of Gothic Studies. The volume includes alphabetically arranged entries on more than 50 Gothic writers from Horace Walpole to Stephen King. Entries for Russian, Japanese, French, and German writers give an international scope to the book, while the focus on English and American literature shows the dynamic nature of Gothicism today. Each of the entries is devoted to a particular author or group of authors whose works exhibit Gothic elements, beginning with a primary bibliography of works by the writer, including modern editions. This section is followed by a critical essay, which examines the author's use of Gothic themes, the author's place in the Gothic tradition, and the critical reception of the author's works. The entries close with selected, annotated bibliographies of scholarly studies. The volume concludes with a timeline and a bibliography of the most important broad scholarly works on the Gothic.
Contesting the Gothic
Author: James WattPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139426001
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
James Watt's historically grounded account of Gothic fiction, first published in 1999, takes issue with received accounts of the genre as a stable and continuous tradition. Charting its vicissitudes from Walpole to Scott, Watt shows the Gothic to have been a heterogeneous body of fiction, characterized at times by antagonistic relations between various writers or works. Central to his argument about these works' writing and reception is a nuanced understanding of their political import: Walpole's attempt to forge an aristocratic identity, the loyalist affiliations of many neglected works of the 1790s, a reconsideration of the subversive reputation of The Monk, and the ways in which Radcliffean romance proved congenial to conservative critics. Watt concludes by looking ahead to the fluctuating critical status of Scott and the Gothic, and examines the process by which the Gothic came to be defined as a monolithic tradition, in a way that continues to exert a powerful hold.
The Old Enemies
Author: Michael WheelerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521828104
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
This wide-ranging, well-illustrated study explores how the ancient divisions between Catholics and Protestants continued in the Victorian age.