Mania and Literary Style The Rhetoric of Enthusiasm from the Ranters to Christopher Smart |
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Author:
| Hawes, Clement |
Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-511-55348-6 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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This highly original study identifies a line of influence running from the radical visionary and prophetic writing of the Ranters and their fellow enthusiasts to the work of Jonathan Swift and Christopher Smart, and offers a powerful critique of pervasive assumptions about madness and sanity in literature.
This highly original study identifies a line of influence running from the radical visionary and prophetic writing of the Ranters and their fellow enthusiasts to the work of Jonathan Swift and Christopher Smart, and offers a powerful critique of pervasive assumptions about madness and sanity in literature.