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Author Sider Jost, Jacob, 1983- author.

Title Interest and connection in the eighteenth century : Hervey, Johnson, Smith, Equiano / Jacob Sider Jost
Published Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020
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Description 1 online resource (194 pages)
Contents The Whig Theory of Mind: Influence and Interpretation in Lord Hervey -- The Variety of Human Wishes -- Professor Smith -- Interesting Narratives -- Conclusion: Reigning Words and Glorious Revolutions
Summary "This book shows how the multiple meanings of "interest" allowed writers in the eighteenth century to make connections among different spheres of life such as finance, economics, politics, psychology, and aesthetics"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 05, 2020)
Subject English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism
Interpersonal relations in literature.
Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Interest (The English word)
HISTORY / Europe / General.
HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century
Interest (The English word)
English literature
Interpersonal relations in literature
Literature and society
Great Britain
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020015350
ISBN 0813945062
9780813945064