Author: Louis Lohr Martz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
"The present study is not a biography; nor does it represent a complete examination of everything which Smollett wrote after 1753, the date which I have chosen to mark the beginning of Smollett's "later career". Most of this study is limited to waht appears to be the most important and the most neglected aspect of Smollett's later career - an aspect linked with a dominant intellectual trend of the eighteenth century. It has long been noted that Smollett's later creative works, 'Travels through France and Italy', 'Adventures of an atom', and 'Humphry Clinker', are radically different from his earlier creative works, 'Roderick Random', 'Peregrine Pickle', and 'Ferdinand Count Fathom'. It has also been noted, much less frequently, that his prose style underwent a considerable change in the later works. But the causes and exact nature of these changes have barely been suggested. Between 1753 and 1766 Smollett published no creative work except 'Sir Launcelot Greaves', some small pieces of verse and the short farce, 'The reprisal'; and it has long been known taht these years of his life were chiefly occupied by manifold literary drudgery: compiling, editing, translating, reviewing, pamphleteering. But the nature and extent of these labors have never been adequately investigated. These gaps in our knowledge of Smollett are intimately related. A study of Smollett's literary drudgery reveals the fundamental causes and helps to ascertain the nature of the changes found in Smollett's later creative works. A study of Smollett's compilations, in particular, helps to connect the later creative works with the contemporary trend toward the accumulation and synthesis of facts, historical, topographical, and scientific. In the gradual movement towards classification and synthesis of knowledge, Smollett's work as editor and compiler proves to be of prime significance. This trend also appears to have a strong connection with the peculiar prose style known as "Johnsonian"." -- preface, p. [vii].
An Essay on the External Use of Water
Author: Tobias Smollett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
Author: Tobias Smollett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction in English
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction in English
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
The Later Career of Tobias Smollett
Author: Louis Lohr Martz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
"The present study is not a biography; nor does it represent a complete examination of everything which Smollett wrote after 1753, the date which I have chosen to mark the beginning of Smollett's "later career". Most of this study is limited to waht appears to be the most important and the most neglected aspect of Smollett's later career - an aspect linked with a dominant intellectual trend of the eighteenth century. It has long been noted that Smollett's later creative works, 'Travels through France and Italy', 'Adventures of an atom', and 'Humphry Clinker', are radically different from his earlier creative works, 'Roderick Random', 'Peregrine Pickle', and 'Ferdinand Count Fathom'. It has also been noted, much less frequently, that his prose style underwent a considerable change in the later works. But the causes and exact nature of these changes have barely been suggested. Between 1753 and 1766 Smollett published no creative work except 'Sir Launcelot Greaves', some small pieces of verse and the short farce, 'The reprisal'; and it has long been known taht these years of his life were chiefly occupied by manifold literary drudgery: compiling, editing, translating, reviewing, pamphleteering. But the nature and extent of these labors have never been adequately investigated. These gaps in our knowledge of Smollett are intimately related. A study of Smollett's literary drudgery reveals the fundamental causes and helps to ascertain the nature of the changes found in Smollett's later creative works. A study of Smollett's compilations, in particular, helps to connect the later creative works with the contemporary trend toward the accumulation and synthesis of facts, historical, topographical, and scientific. In the gradual movement towards classification and synthesis of knowledge, Smollett's work as editor and compiler proves to be of prime significance. This trend also appears to have a strong connection with the peculiar prose style known as "Johnsonian"." -- preface, p. [vii].
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
"The present study is not a biography; nor does it represent a complete examination of everything which Smollett wrote after 1753, the date which I have chosen to mark the beginning of Smollett's "later career". Most of this study is limited to waht appears to be the most important and the most neglected aspect of Smollett's later career - an aspect linked with a dominant intellectual trend of the eighteenth century. It has long been noted that Smollett's later creative works, 'Travels through France and Italy', 'Adventures of an atom', and 'Humphry Clinker', are radically different from his earlier creative works, 'Roderick Random', 'Peregrine Pickle', and 'Ferdinand Count Fathom'. It has also been noted, much less frequently, that his prose style underwent a considerable change in the later works. But the causes and exact nature of these changes have barely been suggested. Between 1753 and 1766 Smollett published no creative work except 'Sir Launcelot Greaves', some small pieces of verse and the short farce, 'The reprisal'; and it has long been known taht these years of his life were chiefly occupied by manifold literary drudgery: compiling, editing, translating, reviewing, pamphleteering. But the nature and extent of these labors have never been adequately investigated. These gaps in our knowledge of Smollett are intimately related. A study of Smollett's literary drudgery reveals the fundamental causes and helps to ascertain the nature of the changes found in Smollett's later creative works. A study of Smollett's compilations, in particular, helps to connect the later creative works with the contemporary trend toward the accumulation and synthesis of facts, historical, topographical, and scientific. In the gradual movement towards classification and synthesis of knowledge, Smollett's work as editor and compiler proves to be of prime significance. This trend also appears to have a strong connection with the peculiar prose style known as "Johnsonian"." -- preface, p. [vii].
Systems of Order and Inquiry in Later Eighteenth-Century Fiction
Author: Eric Rothstein
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520328132
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1975.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520328132
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1975.
New Contexts for Eighteenth-Century British Fiction
Author: Christopher D. Johnson
Publisher: University of Delaware
ISBN: 1611490413
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
New Contexts for Eighteenth-Century British Fiction is a collection of thirteen essays honoring Professor Jerry C. Beasley, who retired from the University of Delaware in 2005. The essays, written by friends, collaborators and former students, reflect the scholarly interests that defined Professor Beasley's career and point to new directions of critical inquiry. The initial essays, which discuss Tobias Smollett, Elizabeth Singer Rowe, and Samuel Richardson, suggest new directions in biographical writing, including the intriguing discourse of 'life writing' explored by Paula Backscheider. Subsequent essays enrich understandings of eighteenth-century fiction by examining lesser-known works by Jane Barker, Eliza Haywood, and Charlotte Lennox. Many of the essays, especially those that focus on Smollett, use political pamphlets, material artifacts, and urban legends to place familiar novels in new contexts. The collection's final essay demonstrates the vital importance of bibliographic study.
Publisher: University of Delaware
ISBN: 1611490413
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
New Contexts for Eighteenth-Century British Fiction is a collection of thirteen essays honoring Professor Jerry C. Beasley, who retired from the University of Delaware in 2005. The essays, written by friends, collaborators and former students, reflect the scholarly interests that defined Professor Beasley's career and point to new directions of critical inquiry. The initial essays, which discuss Tobias Smollett, Elizabeth Singer Rowe, and Samuel Richardson, suggest new directions in biographical writing, including the intriguing discourse of 'life writing' explored by Paula Backscheider. Subsequent essays enrich understandings of eighteenth-century fiction by examining lesser-known works by Jane Barker, Eliza Haywood, and Charlotte Lennox. Many of the essays, especially those that focus on Smollett, use political pamphlets, material artifacts, and urban legends to place familiar novels in new contexts. The collection's final essay demonstrates the vital importance of bibliographic study.
English Literature, Volume 2
Author: Louis A. Landa
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400877334
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
Two volumes containing the annual bibliographies of 18th century scholarship published in the Philological Quarterly. "An excellent aid to the student of 18th century literature."—Saturday Review. Volume 2, 1939-1950, includes consolidated index for both volumes. Originally published in 1952. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400877334
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
Two volumes containing the annual bibliographies of 18th century scholarship published in the Philological Quarterly. "An excellent aid to the student of 18th century literature."—Saturday Review. Volume 2, 1939-1950, includes consolidated index for both volumes. Originally published in 1952. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Travels Through France and Italy
Author: Tobias Smollett
Publisher: NuVision Publications, LLC
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher: NuVision Publications, LLC
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Critical Review or Annals of Literature, 1756-1763 Vol 1
Author: James G Basker
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040242243
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
The "Critical Review" reflects the political, scientific and literary debate of the times. The journal was edited for its first seven years by Tobias Smollett and reflected the slashing, combative style and intellectual range of its editor. This 16-volume set reproduces this journal.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040242243
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
The "Critical Review" reflects the political, scientific and literary debate of the times. The journal was edited for its first seven years by Tobias Smollett and reflected the slashing, combative style and intellectual range of its editor. This 16-volume set reproduces this journal.
The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves
Author: Tobias Smollett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
The Eighteenth Century English Novel
Author: Harold Bloom
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438114931
Category : Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Early novelists such as Samuel Richardson, Daniel Defoe, and Laurence Sterne helped create the formula for the modern novel.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438114931
Category : Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Early novelists such as Samuel Richardson, Daniel Defoe, and Laurence Sterne helped create the formula for the modern novel.