Reading 1759 Literary Culture in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Britain and France |
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| Editor:
| Regan, Shaun |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61148-478-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
| Publisher: | Bucknell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $107.00 |
Book Description:
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Reading 1759 investigates the literary culture of a remarkable year in British and French writing, and ideas. Examining key works by Johnson, Voltaire, Sterne, Adam Smith, Sarah Fielding, and Christopher Smart, the volume presents a wide-ranging account of the year's work in literature and the key issues that preoccupied writers at this time.
Reading 1759 investigates the literary culture of a remarkable year in British and French writing, and ideas. Examining key works by Johnson, Voltaire, Sterne, Adam Smith, Sarah Fielding, and Christopher Smart, the volume presents a wide-ranging account of the year's work in literature and the key issues that preoccupied writers at this time.