The English novel in history 1700-1780 / John Richetti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richetti, John J., author.

Series:

Novel in history.

The novel in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--18th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Literature and history--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Literature and history.

Literature and society--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Literature and society.

Historical fiction, English--History and criticism.

Historical fiction, English.

Social change in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The English Novel in History 1700-1780 provides students with specific contexts for the early novel in response to a new understanding of eigtheenth-century Britain. It traces the social and moral representations of the period in extended readings of the major novelists, as well as evaluatiing the importance of lesser known ones. John Richetti traces the shifting subject matter of the novel, discussing: * scandalous and amatory fictions * criminal narratives of the early part of the century * the more disciplined, realistic, and didactic strain that appears in the 1740's

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Amatory Fiction; 3 Defoe; 4 From Passion To Suffering; 5 Fielding; 6 Smollett; 7 Women Novelists And The Transformation Of Fiction; 8 Sentimental Narrative; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-65642-4

1-134-65643-2

0-415-19030-4

1-280-03600-1

0-203-39307-4

9780203393079

OCLC:

54021305