Literature and Crime in Augustan England

Informationen zum Autor Ian A. Bell Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1991, Ian Bell’s masterly investigation of the diverse representations of crime and legality in the Augustan period ranges widely across the contemporary press, involving court reports, philosophical writings, periodicals, biographies, pornography and polemics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements. Introduction: Buttock and Twang 1. Literature/Crime/Society 2. Representing the Criminal 3. The Harlot’s Progress 4. Satire’s Rough Music 5. Fielding and the Discipline of Fiction 6. Postscript: Buttock and File. Notes. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Ian A. Bell, Bell Ian A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780367818913
• ISBN: 978-0-367-81891-3
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: 18th Century Literature
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; England, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1700 To C 1800