Author: Henry Brooke
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
A Collection of the Pieces Formerly Published by Henry Brooke, Esq
Author: Henry Brooke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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The Fool of Quality
Author: Henry Brooke
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Languages : en
Pages : 502
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Languages : en
Pages : 502
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The Fool of Quality
Author: Henry Brooke
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429576218
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 771
Book Description
First published in 1906, The Fool of Quality; a picaresque and sentimental novel by the Irish writer Henry Brooke, is the only one of his works which has enjoyed any great reputation. The somewhat shapeless plot is an account of the doings of young Harry Clinton, who, rejected by his decadent and aristocratic father, is educated on enlightened principles by his philanthropic uncle. Thus equipped to fight the evils of the world the innocent yet wise hero does his best to better the lot of the unfortunate Hammel Clement and his family, and other deserving cases, in the intervals between the author's frequent philosophical digressions and commentaries on the action. It is the first of five volumes.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429576218
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 771
Book Description
First published in 1906, The Fool of Quality; a picaresque and sentimental novel by the Irish writer Henry Brooke, is the only one of his works which has enjoyed any great reputation. The somewhat shapeless plot is an account of the doings of young Harry Clinton, who, rejected by his decadent and aristocratic father, is educated on enlightened principles by his philanthropic uncle. Thus equipped to fight the evils of the world the innocent yet wise hero does his best to better the lot of the unfortunate Hammel Clement and his family, and other deserving cases, in the intervals between the author's frequent philosophical digressions and commentaries on the action. It is the first of five volumes.
Eighteenth-century Modernizations from The Canterbury Tales
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 0859913090
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
This collection of 32 modernised versions of The Canterbury Tales which appeared in the 18th century offers basic material for studying the history of attitudes to Chaucer, and Chaucer scholarship, duringthe period. Reception data so precise and extensive is available only for Chaucer among English authors. At least seventeen known and anonymous writers produced thirty-two modernised Canterbury tales during the century, plus tale links and adaptations of each other's work. The present collection contains only modernisations that have not seen print since 1796, thus excluding those by Pope and Dryden. Although most works in this collection may be examined further in several British and American libraries, others cannot. Apparently only one copy has survived of an anonymous Miller's Tale (1791) with a thoughtful preface justifying the tale's overt sexuality published just as William Lipscomb was completing his 1795 edition that, in its preface, justifies exclusion from the pilgrimage of the notorious tales of Miller and Reeve. Such contrasting attitudes illustrate the dangers of generalisation about the usual reception or interpretation of Chaucer during this or any other socio-historic period; instead, the collection provides an untapped reservoir of material with which to investigate anew the rich complexity of his poetry and its enduring appeal. BETSY BOWDEN is Professor of English at Rutgers University, New Jersey.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 0859913090
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
This collection of 32 modernised versions of The Canterbury Tales which appeared in the 18th century offers basic material for studying the history of attitudes to Chaucer, and Chaucer scholarship, duringthe period. Reception data so precise and extensive is available only for Chaucer among English authors. At least seventeen known and anonymous writers produced thirty-two modernised Canterbury tales during the century, plus tale links and adaptations of each other's work. The present collection contains only modernisations that have not seen print since 1796, thus excluding those by Pope and Dryden. Although most works in this collection may be examined further in several British and American libraries, others cannot. Apparently only one copy has survived of an anonymous Miller's Tale (1791) with a thoughtful preface justifying the tale's overt sexuality published just as William Lipscomb was completing his 1795 edition that, in its preface, justifies exclusion from the pilgrimage of the notorious tales of Miller and Reeve. Such contrasting attitudes illustrate the dangers of generalisation about the usual reception or interpretation of Chaucer during this or any other socio-historic period; instead, the collection provides an untapped reservoir of material with which to investigate anew the rich complexity of his poetry and its enduring appeal. BETSY BOWDEN is Professor of English at Rutgers University, New Jersey.
The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature
Author: Tobias Smollett
Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Each number includes a classified "Monthly catalogue."
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Each number includes a classified "Monthly catalogue."
The Modern Language Review
Author: John George Robertson
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Category : Languages, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Each number includes the section "Reviews."
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Category : Languages, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Each number includes the section "Reviews."
The critical review, or annals of literature
Author:
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Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
William Shakespeare
Author: Brian Vickers
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134783345
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 665
Book Description
The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read for themselves, for example, comments on early performances of Shakespeare's plays, or reactions to the first publication of Jane Austen's novels. The carefully selected sources range from landmark essays in the history of criticism to journalism and contemporary opinion, and little published documentary material such as letters and diaries. Significant pieces of criticism from later periods are also included, in order to demonstrate the fluctuations in an author's reputation. Each volume contains an introduction to the writer's published works, a selected bibliography, and an index of works, authors and subjects. The Collected Critical Heritage set will be available as a set of 68 volumes and the series will also be available in mini sets selected by period (in slipcase boxes) and as individual volumes.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134783345
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 665
Book Description
The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read for themselves, for example, comments on early performances of Shakespeare's plays, or reactions to the first publication of Jane Austen's novels. The carefully selected sources range from landmark essays in the history of criticism to journalism and contemporary opinion, and little published documentary material such as letters and diaries. Significant pieces of criticism from later periods are also included, in order to demonstrate the fluctuations in an author's reputation. Each volume contains an introduction to the writer's published works, a selected bibliography, and an index of works, authors and subjects. The Collected Critical Heritage set will be available as a set of 68 volumes and the series will also be available in mini sets selected by period (in slipcase boxes) and as individual volumes.
The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature
Author: William Thomas Lowndes
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature, Containing an Account of Rare, Curious, and Useful Books, Published in Or Relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the Invention of Printing ... and the Prices at which They Have Been Sold in the Present Century
Author: William Thomas Lowndes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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