Offering an introduction to British literature challenging traditional eighteenth-century and Romantic studies, this Companion explores the development of literary genres and modes in a period of rapid change. Its contributors demonstrate how literature was influenced by such historical factors as the development of the book trade, the rise of literary criticism and the expansion of commercial society and empire. Linking established authors with those gaining new attention from scholars, the collection's broad scope makes it essential reading for students of eighteenth-century literature and Romanticism.
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"The most interesting thing about this book is its apparent disregard for the conventional break between the 18th century and the Romantic period...Recommended." J.T. Lynch, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, CHOICE
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This 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 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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'Reading is to the Mind, what Exercise is to the Body', wrote Richard Steele in his periodical paper, the Tatler, in 1710. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Clarendon Press, Samuel Johnson, Jane Austen, New York, Lyrical Ballads, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Sarah Fielding, Princeton University Press, Tristram Shandy, Joseph Andrews, Samuel Richardson, John Clare, Drury Lane, William Wordsworth, Walter Scott, Selected Writings, Charlotte Smith, Cornell University Press, Gentleman's Magazine, Harvard University Press, Leigh Hunt, Mansfield Park New!
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