Overview
- A modern approach to the study of eighteenth century literature presented in a lively and accessible way
Contains detailed essays on the cultural and social background for the period alongside responsive readings of particular works
Examines both the canonical texts and unusual lesserknown examples
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About this book
This comprehensive new study reads both major and lesser-known texts of the period 1700-1750 in their social, cultural, historical and intellectual contexts. Each chapter introduces and discusses a topic, such as travel, science, money and love, and reads a selection of texts in its light. Covering works by Congreve, Defoe, Mrs Manley, Addison, women poets, Swift, Pope, Fielding and Richardson, this is an invaluable and illuminating guide for students of the period.
About the author
ANDREW VARNEY is a Lecturer in English at the University of Wales, Swansea.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Eighteenth-Century Writers in their World
Book Subtitle: A Mighty Maze
Authors: Andrew Varney
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27763-6
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Andrew Varney 1999
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-67972-2Due: 27 September 1999
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 256
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Eighteenth-Century Literature