The Eighteenth-century Novel
Author : Susan Spencer
Publisher :
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 29,37 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Author : Susan Spencer
Publisher :
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 29,37 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
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Author : Susan Spencer (Writer on the eighteenth century novel)
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 35,58 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780404646547
Author : Susan Spencer
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,60 MB
Release : 2001
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 9780404646523
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
Author : J. A. Downie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 38,98 MB
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0191651079
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.
Author : Homai J. Shroff
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,59 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Conduct of life in literature
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Author : Joseph Emery Ward
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 12,26 MB
Release : 1899
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Author : J. A. Downie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 21,13 MB
Release : 2016-07-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0191651060
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.
Author : Carol Ann Stewart
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 29,49 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780754663485
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.
Author : Robert W. Uphaus
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 26,36 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Literary Criticism
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Author : David H. Richter
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 18,99 MB
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 111862114X
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.