A concise companion to the Restoration and eighteenth century
By: edited by Cynthia Wall.
Contributors: Wall, Cynthia, 1959-
Series: Blackwell concise companions to literature and culture
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.; English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.; Literature and history -- Great Britain -- 18th century.; Literature and history -- Great Britain -- 17th century.; Great Britain -- History -- Restoration, 1660-1688.; Great Britain -- Civilization -- 18th century.; Great Britain -- Civilization -- 17th century.
Description: "This Concise Companion presents fresh perspectives on eighteenth-century literature and culture. In a series of original essays, it contributes to current debates in the field on subjects as diverse as the public sphere, travel and exploration, scientific rhetoric, gender and the book trade, gardening, and historical versus literary perceptions of life on London streets. It also discusses the changing nature of poetry, drama, periodical essays, the novel, and literary criticism, searching out connections between the remarkable number of new genres that appeared in the eighteenth century."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.