EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND CULTURE by Paul Goring ( 9780826485649 )

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EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND CULTURE

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0826485642

ISBN 13:

9780826485649

Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Pub. date:

24 January, 2008

Series:

Introductions to British Literature and Culture S.

Pages:

160

Description:

Provides students with an introduction to literature and its context from 1688-1789. This guide provides: explanations of terms needed to understand the literature and criticism; an overview of key critical approaches; and a chronology mapping historical events and literary works and further reading including websites and electronic resources.

Synopsis:

This guide to eighteenth-century literature and culture provides students with the ideal introduction to literature and its context from 1688-1789, including: the historical, cultural and intellectual background including the expansion of cultural production and the growth of 'print culture'; major writers, genres and groups; concise explanations of key terms needed to understand the literature and criticism; an overview of key critical approaches; and a chronology mapping historical events and literary works and further reading including websites and electronic resources."Introductions to British Literature and Culture" provide practical guides to key literary periods. Guides in the series help to orientate students as they begin a new module or area of study, providing concise information on the historical, cultural, literary and critical context and acting as an initial map of the knowledge needed to study the literature and culture of a specific period.Each guide includes an overview of the historical period, intellectual contexts, major genres, critical approaches and a guide to original research and resource materials in the area, enabling students to progress confidently to further study.

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Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

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