The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1740–1830 - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0521809746 ISBN 13: 9780521809740

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Riassunto

This 2004 volume offers an introduction to British literature that challenges the traditional divide between eighteenth-century and Romantic studies. Contributors explore the development of literary genres and modes through a period of rapid change. They show how literature was shaped by historical factors including the development of the book trade, the rise of literary criticism and the expansion of commercial society and empire. The first part of the volume focuses on broad themes including taste and aesthetics, national identity and empire, and key cultural trends such as sensibility and the gothic. The second part pays close attention to the work of individual writers including Sterne, Blake, Barbauld and Austen, and to the role of literary schools such as the Lake and Cockney schools. The wide scope of the collection, juxtaposing canonical authors with those now gaining new attention from scholars, makes it essential reading for students of eighteenth-century literature and Romanticism.

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'... this volume presents an illuminating collection of essays that will encourage students and academics to pursue new lines of enquiry.' Reference Reviews

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This 2004 volume offers an introduction to British literature that challenges the traditional divide between eighteenth-century and Romantic studies. The volume focuses on broad themes including taste and aesthetics and pays close attention to the work of individual writers including Sterne, Blake, Barbauld and Austen.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521809746
• ISBN 13: 9780521809740
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 332
• Redattore: Keymer Thomas, Mee Jon