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Women Novelists Before Jane Austen

The Critics and Their Canons

by Brian Corman ...

By the time Ian Watt published The Rise of the Novel. in 1957, it was clear that many women novelists before Jane Austen had been overlooked in critical studies of literature and that some of them had been completely forgotten by the reading public. In this book, Brian Corman explores the question of how and why this came about. Corman provides a systematic survey of the reputations of early women ... Read more

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By the time Ian Watt published The Rise of the Novel. in 1957, it was clear that many women novelists before Jane Austen had been overlooked in critical studies of literature and that some of them had been completely forgotten by the reading public. In this book, Brian Corman explores the question of how and why this came about. Corman provides a systematic survey of the reputations of early women
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The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Comedy

by Brian Corman ...

The ten plays in this new collection show both the continuity and the changes in comedy over the course of the Restoration and eighteenth century. Each play includes its original prologue and epilogue, as well as an historical introduction and full annotation. The editor’s Introduction provides a rich historical and literary context for the plays’ composition and production. A glossary of ... Read more

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The ten plays in this new collection show both the continuity and the changes in comedy over the course of the Restoration and eighteenth century. Each play includes its original prologue and epilogue, as well as an historical introduction and full annotation. The editor’s Introduction provides a rich historical and literary context for the plays’ composition and production. A glossary of
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Queen Anne and the Arts

by Barbara Benedict, Brian Corman, Julia Fawcett, Jayne Lewis, Estelle Murphy, Nicholas Seager, Philip Smallwood, Abigail Williams, Amanda Winkler, Kevin L. Cope, Juan Christian Pellicer0, James A. Winn1, Cedric D. Reverand II3 ...

Series series Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650–1850
The cultural highlights of the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714) have long been overlooked. However, recent scholarship, including the present volume, is demonstrating that Anne has been seriously underestimated, both as a person, and as a monarch, and that there was much cultural activity of note in what might be called an interim period, coming after the deaths of Dryden and Purcell but before the ... Read more

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The cultural highlights of the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714) have long been overlooked. However, recent scholarship, including the present volume, is demonstrating that Anne has been seriously underestimated, both as a person, and as a monarch, and that there was much cultural activity of note in what might be called an interim period, coming after the deaths of Dryden and Purcell but before the
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Moll Flanders (English)

by Daniel Defoe ...

Moll's mother is a convict in Newgate Prison in London who is given a reprieve by "pleading her belly," a reference to the custom of staying the executions of pregnant criminals. Her mother is eventually transported to Colonial United States, and Moll Flanders (not her birth name, she emphasizes, taking care not to reveal it) is raised from the age of three until adolescence by a kindly foster ... Read more

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Moll's mother is a convict in Newgate Prison in London who is given a reprieve by "pleading her belly," a reference to the custom of staying the executions of pregnant criminals. Her mother is eventually transported to Colonial United States, and Moll Flanders (not her birth name, she emphasizes, taking care not to reveal it) is raised from the age of three until adolescence by a kindly foster
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The Vicar of Wakefield (Annotated)

by Oliver Goldsmith ...

This edition includes the following editor's analysis:Literary analysis of Oliver Goldsmith's essential work, "The Vicar of Wakefield"Originally published in 1766, “The Vicar of Wakefield” is a popular novel by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith. This novel is considered Goldsmith's masterpiece and was widely popular among Victorians in the late nineteenth century, becoming one of the most widely ... Read more

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This edition includes the following editor's analysis:Literary analysis of Oliver Goldsmith's essential work, "The Vicar of Wakefield"Originally published in 1766, “The Vicar of Wakefield” is a popular novel by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith. This novel is considered Goldsmith's masterpiece and was widely popular among Victorians in the late nineteenth century, becoming one of the most widely
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The Year of Lear

Shakespeare in 1606

by James Shapiro ...

Preeminent Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, author of Shakespeare in a Divided America**, shows how the tumultuous events in 1606 influenced three of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies written that year—King Lear, Macbeth,** and Antony and Cleopatra. **“**The Year of Lear is irresistible—a banquet of wisdom” (<strong... ... Read more

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Preeminent Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, author of Shakespeare in a Divided America**, shows how the tumultuous events in 1606 influenced three of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies written that year—King Lear, Macbeth,** and Antony and Cleopatra. **“**The Year of Lear is irresistible—a banquet of wisdom” (<strong...
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Complete Works of Henry Fielding (Delphi Classics)

by Henry Fielding, Delphi Classics ...

Series Book 14 - Delphi Series Three
This comprehensive eBook presents the complete fictional works of Henry Fielding, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Fielding's life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* ALL the novels, with individual contents tables* Images of how the books were first ... Read more

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This comprehensive eBook presents the complete fictional works of Henry Fielding, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Fielding's life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* ALL the novels, with individual contents tables* Images of how the books were first
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Complete Works of Samuel Richardson (Delphi Classics)

by Samuel Richardson, Delphi Classics ...

Series Book 6 - Delphi Series Five
Regarded by some as the leading novelist of the Eighteenth Century, Samuel Richardson is best known for his epistolary novels, which changed the course of English literature. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Samuel Richardson, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. ... Read more

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Regarded by some as the leading novelist of the Eighteenth Century, Samuel Richardson is best known for his epistolary novels, which changed the course of English literature. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Samuel Richardson, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material.
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Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies

How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature

by Elizabeth Winkler ...

An “extraordinarily brilliant” and “pleasurably naughty” (André Aciman) investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy…and who the Bard might really be.The theory that Shakespeare may not have written the works that bear his name is the most horrible, unspeakable subject in the history of English ... Read more

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An “extraordinarily brilliant” and “pleasurably naughty” (André Aciman) investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy…and who the Bard might really be.The theory that Shakespeare may not have written the works that bear his name is the most horrible, unspeakable subject in the history of English
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Pamela, Volume II

by Samuel Richardson ...

First published in the year 1740, the present epistolary novel 'Pamela, Volume II' was written by English writer Samuel Richardson. It tells the story of a beautiful 15-year-old maidservant named Pamela Andrews, whose country landowner master, Mr. B, makes unwanted advances towards her after the death of his mother. After Mr. B attempts unsuccessfully to seduce and rape her, he eventually rewards ... Read more

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First published in the year 1740, the present epistolary novel 'Pamela, Volume II' was written by English writer Samuel Richardson. It tells the story of a beautiful 15-year-old maidservant named Pamela Andrews, whose country landowner master, Mr. B, makes unwanted advances towards her after the death of his mother. After Mr. B attempts unsuccessfully to seduce and rape her, he eventually rewards
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The Heart and Stomach of a King

Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power

by Carole Levin ...

In her famous speech to rouse the English troops staking out Tilbury at the mouth of the Thames during the Spanish Armada's campaign, Queen Elizabeth I is said to have proclaimed, "I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king." Whether or not the transcription is accurate, the persistent attribution of this provocative statement to England's most ... Read more

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In her famous speech to rouse the English troops staking out Tilbury at the mouth of the Thames during the Spanish Armada's campaign, Queen Elizabeth I is said to have proclaimed, "I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king." Whether or not the transcription is accurate, the persistent attribution of this provocative statement to England's most
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Sir Charles Grandison

by Samuel Richardson ...

Samuel Richardson was an English author best known for his epistolary novels. Richardson was one of the first writers of epistolary novels and also one of the most famous. This edition of Sir Charles Grandison includes a table of contents. ... Read more

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Samuel Richardson was an English author best known for his epistolary novels. Richardson was one of the first writers of epistolary novels and also one of the most famous. This edition of Sir Charles Grandison includes a table of contents.
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