Telling the time in British literature, 1675-1830 : hours of folly? / Marcus Tomalin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomalin, Marcus, author.

Series:

British literature in context in the long eighteenth century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English literature.

Time in literature.

Horology--History--18th century.

Horology.

Material culture--History--18th century.

Material culture.

Social history--18th century.

Social history.

History.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 210 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"Although the broad topic of time and literature in the long eighteenth century has received focused attention from successive generations of literary critics, this book adopts a radically new approach to the subject. Taking inspiration from recent revisionist accounts of the horological practices of the age, as well as current trends in ecocriticism, historical prosody, sensory history, social history, and new materialism, it offers a pioneering investigation of themes that have never previously received sustained critical scrutiny." Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Watches

Pendulums

Sandglasses

Sundials

Flowers

Bells

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780367858575

0367858576

OCLC:

1135937971

Publisher Number:

99984708814