Eighteenth-century literary history : an MLQ reader / edited by Marshall Brown.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, Marshall, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European literature--18th century--History and criticism.

European literature.

Europe--Intellectual life--18th century.

Europe.

Intellectual life.

Physical Description:

vi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Durham, NC : Duke University Press, [1999]

Summary:

Viewed as a crucible of modernity, the eighteenth century has become a special focus of Modern Language Quarterly, a journal that has led the revival of literary history as a subject for empirical study and theoretical reflection. The essays in this volume, which cover a broad cross-section of eighteenth-century literary history, represent the best studies of this period recently published in MLQ.

While examining different parts of the century, as well as different aspects and countries, contributors explore the intersection of literary studies with history, philosophy, psychology, and the visual arts. They discuss a creative range of topics, including feminism, nationalism, domestic ideology, the classical novel-drama-lyric poetry triad, and both aesthetic and philosophical writings. This span of subjects and approaches extends the focus of Eighteenth-Century Literary History beyond its period to project a spirit of inquiry onto literary history in general.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0822321351

0822322676

OCLC:

39515866