Cambridge Companion to British Literature of the French Revolution - in the 1790

Informationen zum Autor Pamela Clemit is Professor of English Studies at Durham University. Klappentext The first major collection of essays to provide a comprehensive examination of the British literature of the French Revolution. Zusammenfassung This Companion highlights the energy! variety and inventiveness of the literature written in response to events in France and the political reaction at home! most famously by Burke! Paine! Godwin and Wollstonecraft. It contains specially commissioned essays! a chronology of events and publications! and an extensive guide to further reading. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chronology; Preface; 1. The political context H. T. Dickinson; 2. Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France David Bromwich; 3. Paine, Rights of Man Mark Philp; 4. Burke and Paine: contrasts David Duff; 5. Wollstonecraft, Vindications and Historical and Moral View of the French Revolution Jane Rendall; 6. Godwin, Political Justice Pamela Clemit; 7. Wollstonecraft and Godwin: dialogues Nancy E. Johnson; 8. Popular radical culture Jon Mee; 9. Counter-revolutionary culture Kevin Gilmartin; 10. Women's voices Gina Luria Walker; 11. Novels of opinion M. O. Grenby; 12. Revolutionary drama Gillian Russell; 13. Politics and poetry Simon Bainbridge; Guide to further reading; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Pamela Clemit, Pamela (University of Durham) Clemit, Clemit Pamela
• Assisted by: Pamela Clemit (Editor), Clemit Pamela (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521516075
• ISBN: 978-0-521-51607-5
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: Cambridge Companions to Litera; Cambridge Companions to Litera; Cambridge Companions to Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; England, History of Ideas, France, Literary studies: general, Literary reference works, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, French Revolution