Title Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture

Published London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (169 pages) Series Introductions to British Literature and Culture Introductions to British literature and culture series. Contents Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Historical, Cultural and Intellectual Context; Politics and Society; Religion, Science and Philosophy; Arts and Culture; 2 Literature in the Eighteenth Century; Introduction; Major Genres; Periodicals and periodical essays; Poetry; Drama; Prose fiction; Literary Groups; The Kit-Cat Club; The Scriblerus Club; Bluestockings; Samuel Richardson''s circle; Samuel Johnson''s circle and The Club''; 3 Critical Approaches; Historical Overview; Current Issues and Debates; 4 Resources for Independent Study Chronology of Key Historical and Cultural Events and PublicationsGlossary of Key Terms and Concepts; A; B; C; E; G; H; M; P; R; S; Further Reading and Resources; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y Summary This guide to eighteenth-century literature and culture provides students with the ideal introduction to literature and its context from 1688-1789, including: the historical, cultural and intellectual background including the expansion of cultural production and the growth of ""print culture""; major writers, genres and groups; concise explanations of key terms needed to understand the literature and criticism; an overview of key critical approaches; a chronology mapping historical events and literary works; and a guide to further reading, including websites and electronic resources Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-148) and index Notes Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily Print version record Subject English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Civilization English literature Intellectual life Literature and society SUBJECT Great Britain -- Civilization -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056624 Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056855 Subject Great Britain Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781441158062 1441158065 9781474211376 1474211372 9781441152442 144115244X

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