Pope to Burney, 1714-1779 Scriblerians to Bluestockings

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Synopsis

This essential guide defines literature of the eighteenth century as a literature written and received as public conversation. Moyra Haslett discusses and challenges conventional ways of reading the period, particularly in relation to notions of the public sphere. In her wide-ranging study, Haslett reads key texts - including The Dunciad, Gulliver's Travels and Pamela - in their literary and cultural contexts, and examines such genres as the periodical, the familiar letter, the verse epistle and the novel as textual equivalents of coterie culture.

Book details

Series:
Transitions
Author:
Moyra Haslett
ISBN:
9781350317581
Related ISBNs:
9780333696101
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-11-06
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2003
Copyright by:
Moyra Haslett 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Language Arts, Literature and Fiction