The Eighteenth-Century Literature Handbook

by Day, Gary; Keegan, Bridget

• ISBN13: 9780826495228
• ISBN10: 0826495222
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-07
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Comprehensive, accessible and lucid coverage of Eighteenth-Century English literature, major issues and key figures, edited and written by well-established academics in clear, jargon-free language.

Table of Contents

General Editors' Introduction 1. Introduction, Gary Day Timeline, Kelly Kramer2. Contexts, Identities and Consumption: Britain 1688-1815, R. M. Larsen (University of Derby) 3. Literary and Cultural Contexts: Major Figures, Genres, Topics, Events, Movements, Gavin Budge (University of Central England) 4. Case Studies in Reading 1: Key Primary Literary Texts, Anne Chandler (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale) 5. Case Studies in Reading 2: Key Theoretical and Critical Texts, Steve Newman (Temple University, USA) 6. Key Critical Concepts and Topics, Richard Terry (University of Sunderland) 7. 'Dead Keen on Reason?' Changes in Critical Responses and Approaches to the Eighteenth Century, Philip Smallwood (University of Central England) 8. Questioning Canonicity, Bridget Keegan (Creighton University) and Amber Haschenburger 9. Issues of Sexuality, Gender and Ethnicity, Chris Mounsey (King Alfred's College Winchester) 10. Mapping the Current Critical Landscape, Donna Landry (University of Kent) Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terminology, Teresa Barnard (De Montfort University) Annotated Bibliography Appendix: Teaching and Learning Strategies, Ian McCormick (University of Northampton) Notes on Contributors

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