This essential guide defines literature of the eighteenth century as a literature written and received as public conversation. Moyra Haslett discusses and challenges conventional ways of reading the period, particularly in relation to notions of the...
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Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Universitätsbibliothek
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This essential guide defines literature of the eighteenth century as a literature written and received as public conversation. Moyra Haslett discusses and challenges conventional ways of reading the period, particularly in relation to notions of the public sphere. In her wide-ranging study, Haslett reads key texts - including The Dunciad, Gulliver's Travels and Pamela - in their literary and cultural contexts, and examines such genres as the periodical, the familiar letter, the verse epistle and the novel as textual equivalents of coterie culture General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- PART I: CONVERSATIONAL FORMS -- Introduction: Defining the Eighteenth Century: Public Sphere Conversations -- Literary Communities -- Social/Textual Forms -- Female Communities -- PART II: TEXTUAL CONVERSATIONS -- Introduction -- The Dunciad: Revisioning Literary History -- Gulliver's Travels: Ceding Interpretation -- The Political Controversies of Pamela -- Conclusion -- Chronology -- Key Concepts and Contexts -- Annotated Bibliography -- Bibliography -- Index
