Handbook of the British Novel in the Long Eighteenth Century

The handbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the British novel in the long eighteenth century, when this genre emerged to develop into the period's most versatile and popular literary form. Part I features six systematic chapters that discuss literary, intellectual, socio-economic, and political contexts, providing innovative approaches to issues such as sense and sentiment, gender considerations, formal characteristics, economic history, enlightened and radical concepts of citizenship and human rights, ecological ramifications, and Britain's growing global involvement. Part II presents twenty-five analytical chapters that attend to individual novels, some canonical and others recently recovered. These analyses engage the debates outlined in the systematic chapters, undertaking in-depth readings that both contextualize the works and draw on relevant criticism, literary theory, and cultural perspectives. The handbook's breadth and depth, clear presentation, and lucid language make it attractive and accessible to scholar and student alike.

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Publisher: de Gruyter
Published: 07/04/2022
Pages: 606
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.56lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.31d
ISBN13: 9783110649765
ISBN10: 3110649764
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Science | General
- Literary Criticism | Modern | 18th Century

About the Author

Katrin Berndt, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany; Alessa Johns, University of California, Davis, USA.