Author: Susan SpencerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The Eighteenth-century Novel
Author: Susan SpencerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The Eighteenth-century Novel
Author: Susan Spencer (Writer on the eighteenth century novel)Publisher:
ISBN: 9780404646547
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Eighteenth-century Novel
Author: Susan SpencerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780404646523
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rivero (Marquette U., Milwaukee, WI) notes in his brief foreword that since 18th-century English language novels are a global concern, this volume containing 16 essays and six recent book reviews represents the work of scholars from Europe and Japan as well as the US and UK. The book commences with
The Oxford Handbook of the Eighteenth-Century Novel
Author: J. A. DowniePublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191651079
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
Although the emergence of the English novel is generally regarded as an eighteenth-century phenomenon, this is the first book to be published professing to cover the 'eighteenth-century English novel' in its entirety. This Handbook surveys the development of the English novel during the 'long' eighteenth century-in other words, from the later seventeenth century right through to the first three decades of the nineteenth century when, with the publication of the novels of Jane Austen and Walter Scott, 'the novel' finally gained critical acceptance and assumed the position of cultural hegemony it enjoyed for over a century. By situating the novels of the period which are still read today against the background of the hundreds published between 1660 and 1830, this Handbook not only covers those 'masters and mistresses' of early prose fiction-such as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Burney, Scott and Austen-who are still acknowledged to be seminal figures in the emergence and development of the English novel, but also the significant number of recently-rediscovered novelists who were popular in their own day. At the same time, its comprehensive coverage of cultural contexts not considered by any existing study, but which are central to the emergence of the novel, such as the book trade and the mechanics of book production, copyright and censorship, the growth of the reading public, the economics of culture both in London and in the provinces, and the re-printing of popular fiction after 1774, offers unique insight into the making of the English novel.
The Eighteenth Century Novel
Author: Homai J. ShroffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Eighteenth Century Novel
Author: Joseph Emery WardThe Oxford Handbook of the Eighteenth-Century Novel
Author: J. A. DowniePublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191651060
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
Although the emergence of the English novel is generally regarded as an eighteenth-century phenomenon, this is the first book to be published professing to cover the 'eighteenth-century English novel' in its entirety. This Handbook surveys the development of the English novel during the 'long' eighteenth century-in other words, from the later seventeenth century right through to the first three decades of the nineteenth century when, with the publication of the novels of Jane Austen and Walter Scott, 'the novel' finally gained critical acceptance and assumed the position of cultural hegemony it enjoyed for over a century. By situating the novels of the period which are still read today against the background of the hundreds published between 1660 and 1830, this Handbook not only covers those 'masters and mistresses' of early prose fiction-such as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Burney, Scott and Austen-who are still acknowledged to be seminal figures in the emergence and development of the English novel, but also the significant number of recently-rediscovered novelists who were popular in their own day. At the same time, its comprehensive coverage of cultural contexts not considered by any existing study, but which are central to the emergence of the novel, such as the book trade and the mechanics of book production, copyright and censorship, the growth of the reading public, the economics of culture both in London and in the provinces, and the re-printing of popular fiction after 1774, offers unique insight into the making of the English novel.
The Eighteenth-century Novel and the Secularization of Ethics
Author: Carol Ann StewartPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9780754663485
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Linking the decline in Church authority in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries with the increasing respectability of fiction, Carol Stewart provides a new perspective on the rise of the novel. The resulting readings of novels by authors such as Samuel Richardson, Sarah Fielding, Frances Sheridan, Charlotte Lennox, Tobias Smollett, Laurence Sterne, William Godwin, and Jane Austen shed light on the literary marketplace and the status of writers.
The Idea of the Novel in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Robert W. UphausPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Reading the Eighteenth-Century Novel
Author: David H. RichterPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111862114X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Reading the Eighteenth-Century Novel is a lively exploration of the evolution of the English novel from 1688-1815. A range of major works and authors are discussed along with important developments in the genre, and the impact of novels on society at the time. The text begins with a discussion of the “rise of the novel” in the long eighteenth century and various theories about the economic, social, and ideological changes that caused it. Subsequent chapters examine ten particular novels, from Oroonoko and Moll Flanders to Tom Jones and Emma, using each one to introduce and discuss different rhetorical theories of narrative. The way in which books developed and changed during this period, breaking new ground, and influencing later developments is also discussed, along with key themes such as the representation of gender, class, and nationality. The final chapter explores how this literary form became a force for social and ideological change by the end of the period. Written by a highly experienced scholar of English literature, this engaging textbook guides readers through the intricacies of a transformational period for the novel.