The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood / George Frisbie Whicher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whicher, George Frisbie, author.

Series:

Columbia University Studies in English and Comparative Literature

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1915]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies the significance of Mrs. Haywood's romances written between 1720 and 1730 as they formed a complement to Defoe's romances of adventure just as her Duncan Campbell pamphlets supplied the one element lacking in his. Also looks at her essays and later fiction.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

I. Eliza Haywood's Life

II. Short Romances of Passion

III. The Duncan Campbell Pamphlets

IV. Secret Histories and Scandal Novels

V. The Heroine Of "The Dunciad"

VI. Letters and Essays

VII. Later Fiction: The Domestic Novel

VIII. Conclusion

Bibliography

Chronological List

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89517-8

OCLC:

1100432208