The female Quixote, or, The adventures of Arabella
By: edited by Margaret Dalziel ; with an introduction by Margaret Anne Doody ; chronology and appendix by Duncan Isles.
Contributors: Dalziel, Margaret.
Series: Oxford world's classics; Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9780199540242
Subjects: Young women -- England -- Fiction.; Romances -- Appreciation -- Fiction.; Fiction -- Appreciation -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Other titles: Female Quixote; Adventures of Arabella
Description: "The Female Quixote, a vivacious and ironical novel parodying the style of Cervantes, portrays Arabella, the beautiful daughter of a marquis, whose passion for reading romances colors her approach to her own life and causes many comical and melodramatic misunderstandings among her relatives and admirers. Both Joseph Fielding and Samuel Johnson greatly admired Lennox, and this novel established her as one of the most successful practitioners of the "Novel of Sentiment." About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. A vivacious and ironical novel parodying the style of Cervantes." -- Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxiv-xxxv).