Eighteenth Century Novel And Contemporary Social Issues
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Eighteenth Century Novel And Contemporary Social Issues
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Author : Stuart Sim
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2008-04-15
Eighteenth Century Novel And Contemporary Social Issues written by Stuart Sim and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
This study introduces readers to the eighteenth-century novel through a consideration of contemporary social issues. Eighteenth-century authors grappled with very similar problems to the ones we face today such as: what motivates a fundamentalist terrorist? What are the justifiable limits of state power? What dangers lie in wait for us when we create life artificially?The book discusses key authors from Aphra Behn in the late seventeenth century to James Hogg in the 1820s, covering the 'long' eighteenth century. It guides readers through the main genres of the period from Realism, Gothic romance and historical romance to proto-science fiction. It also introduces a range of debates around race relations, anti-social behaviour, family values and born-again theology as well as the power of the media, surveillance, political sovereignty and fundamentalist terrorism. Each novel is shown to be directly relevant to some of the most urgent moral issues of our own time.
Eighteenth Century Sensibility And The Novel
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Author : Ann Jessie van Sant
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2004-05-20
Eighteenth Century Sensibility And The Novel written by Ann Jessie van Sant and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
This study of sensibility in the eighteenth-century English novel discusses literary representations of suffering and responses to it in the social and scientific context of the period. The reader of novels shares with more scientific observers the activity of gazing on suffering, leading Ann Van Sant to explore the coincidence between the rhetoric of pathos and scientific presentation as they were applied to repentant prostitutes and children of the vagrant and criminal poor. The book goes on to explore the novel's location of psychological responses to suffering in physical forms. Van Sant invokes eighteenth-century debates about the relative status of sight and touch in epistemology and psychology, as a context for discussing the 'man of feeling' (notably in Sterne's A Sentimental Journey) - a spectator who registers his sensibility by physical means.
Structures Of Experience
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Author : W. Austin Flanders
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Structures Of Experience written by W. Austin Flanders and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Literary Criticism categories.
The English Novel Vol I
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Author : Richard W. F. Kroll
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-07-21
The English Novel Vol I written by Richard W. F. Kroll and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-21 with Literary Criticism categories.
The English Novel, Volume I:1700 to Fielding collects a series of previously-published essays on the early eighteenth-century novel in a single volume, reflecting the proliferation of theoretical approaches since the 1970s. The novel has been the object of some of the most exciting and important critical speculations, and the eighteenth-century novel has been at the centre of new approaches both to the novel and to the period between 1700 and 1750. Richard Kroll's introduction seeks to frame the contributions by reference to the most significant critical discussions. These include: the question of whether and how we can talk about the 'rise' of the novel; the vexed question of what might constitute a novel; the relationship between the novel and possibly competing genres such as history or the romance; the relationship between early male writers like Defoe and popular novels by women in the early eighteenth century; the general ideological role played by novels relative to eighteenth-century culture (are they means of ideological conscription or liberation?); poststructuralist analyses of identity and gender; and the emergence of sentimental and domestic codes after Richardson. Since the modern European novel is often thought to have been formed in this period, these debates have clear implications for students of the novel in general as well as for those interested in the early enlightenment. Headnotes place each essay within the map of these wider concerns, and the volume offers a useful further reading list. Taken as a whole, this collection encapsulates the state of criticism at the present moment.
The Social Life Of Books
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Author : Abigail Williams
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2017-06-27
The Social Life Of Books written by Abigail Williams and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-27 with Literary Criticism categories.
“A lively survey…her research and insights make us conscious of how we, today, use books.”—John Sutherland, The New York Times Book Review Two centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component of domestic social life. In this fascinating and vivid history, Abigail Williams explores the ways in which shared reading shaped the lives and literary culture of the eighteenth century, offering new perspectives on how books have been used by their readers, and the part they have played in middle-class homes and families. Drawing on marginalia, letters and diaries, library catalogues, elocution manuals, subscription lists, and more, Williams offers fresh and fascinating insights into reading, performance, and the history of middle-class home life. “Williams’s charming pageant of anecdotes…conjures a world strikingly different from our own but surprisingly similar in many ways, a time when reading was on the rise and whole worlds sprang up around it.”—TheWashington Post
Social Conventions And Courtship In The 18th Century Challenges For Independence And Genuine Love Displayed In Jane Austen S Pride And Prejudice
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Author : Parwez Paryani
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2016-08-16
Social Conventions And Courtship In The 18th Century Challenges For Independence And Genuine Love Displayed In Jane Austen S Pride And Prejudice written by Parwez Paryani and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-16 with Literary Criticism categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, University of Trier, course: Lovers, language: English, abstract: The concept of marriage in the 18th century was subject to a dynamic shift of values which largely determined the motives for choosing an appropriate partner. While courtship was solely exercised upon the grounds of social compatibility, the emergence of romanticism began to question such pragmatic approaches. As divorce was not an option, marriages in previous centuries were most likely to be arranged by kin and parents to ensure that their offspring was securely embedded into a socially and financially stable environment. Concerning these terms, children were seen as live property of their parents: “Children are so much the goods, the possessions of their parent, that they cannot, without a kind of theft, give away themselves without the allowance of those that have the right in them.” (Stone 180) However, in the late seventeenth and eighteenth century, a gradual shift towards individual freedom could be observed. Although marriages were still mostly arranged, children were allowed to participate in choosing suitable spouses. Therefore, it is arguable that the arrangement of marriages were supposed to serve the purpose of ensuring a fulfilling live for the children, especially in financial regards, rather than claiming a property. Jane Austen, although never married herself, displays the contradiction of social conventions and genuine love in finding a spouse through various facets. “Pride and Prejudice” delivers a microscopic view on a rural family and manages to reflect contemporary social customs of the 18th century. In particular, Austen focusses on the struggle, the main protagonist, Elizabeth, has to go through in order to find genuine love as well as a stable marriage. This paper aims to contrast virtues and behaviors of the 18th century, which were expected from young women, with Elizabeth’s search for individual freedom. Furthermore, it will be examined how Austen able displayed a range of motives for marriage through various characters. Throughout the course of her intricate, but in the end romantic entanglement with Mr. Darcy, it will be examined how both were able to overcome doubts.
Eighteenth Century English Literature
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Author : Charlotte Sussman
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-04-18
Eighteenth Century English Literature written by Charlotte Sussman and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-18 with Literary Criticism categories.
This engaging book introduces new readers of eighteenth-century texts to some of the major works, authors, and debates of a key period of literary history. Rather than simply providing a chronological survey of the era, this book analyzes the impact of significant cultural developments on literary themes and forms - including urbanization, colonial, and mercantile expansion, the emergence of the "public sphere," and changes in sex and gender roles. In eighteenth-century Britain, many of the things we take for granted about modern life were shockingly new: women appeared for the first time on stage; the novel began to dominate the literary marketplace; people entertained the possibility that all human beings were created equal, and tentatively proposed that reason could triumph over superstition; ministers became more powerful than kings, and the consumer emerged as a political force. Eighteenth-Century English Literature: 1660-1789 explores these issues in relation to well-known works by such authors as Defoe, Swift, Pope, Richardson, Gray, and Sterne, while also bringing attention to less familiar figures, such as Charlotte Smith, Mary Leapor, and Olaudah Equiano. It offers both an ideal introduction for students and a fresh approach for those with research interests in the period.
A Description Of Millenium Hall
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Author : Sarah Scott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-07-01
A Description Of Millenium Hall written by Sarah Scott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-01 with categories.
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Social Science / Feminism
English Literature And Society In The Eighteenth Century
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Author : Leslie Stephen
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-11-22
English Literature And Society In The Eighteenth Century written by Leslie Stephen and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-22 with History categories.
English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century is a set of lectures in literary history by Leslie Stephen. Stephen was an English writer, critic, historian and biographer, here exploring the depths of 18th century literature and its famous authors.
The Eighteenth Century Literature Handbook
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Author : Gary Day
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2009-09-07
The Eighteenth Century Literature Handbook written by Gary Day and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-07 with Literary Criticism categories.
Literature and Culture Handbooks are an innovative series of guides to major periods, topics and authors in British and American literature and culture. Designed to provide a comprehensive, one-stop resource for literature students, each handbook provides the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills. Written in clear language by leading academics, they provide an indispensable introduction to key topics, including: Introduction to authors, texts, historical and cultural contexts Guides to key critics, concepts and topics An overview of major critical approaches, changes in the canon and directions of current and future research Case studies in reading literary and critical texts Annotated bibliography (including websites), timeline, glossary of critical terms. The Eighteenth-Century Literature Handbook is an invaluable introduction to literature and culture in the eighteenth century.