Reading 1759 :: literary culture in mid-eighteenth-century Britain and France /

Reading 1759 investigates the literary culture of a remarkable year in British and French history, writing, and ideas. Examining key works by Johnson, Voltaire, Sterne, Adam Smith, Edward Young, Sarah Fielding, and Christopher Smart, the volume presents a wide-ranging account of the year's work...

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Körperschaft: Bucknell University Press
Weitere Verfasser: Regan, Shaun, 1970-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lewisburg [Pa.] : Lanham, Maryland : Bucknell University Press ; Rowman & Littlefield, 2013.
Schriftenreihe:Transits (Bucknell University)
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Zusammenfassung:Reading 1759 investigates the literary culture of a remarkable year in British and French history, writing, and ideas. Examining key works by Johnson, Voltaire, Sterne, Adam Smith, Edward Young, Sarah Fielding, and Christopher Smart, the volume presents a wide-ranging account of the year's work in literature and of the key issues that preoccupied writers at this time: from empire, civilization, and social reform to Enlightenment knowledge, authorial originality, and literary taste.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 255 pages).
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781611484793
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