Richardson and the Philosophes

This book inquires why the philosophes converge on Samuel Richardson and with what results. It focuses on the two-way or 'cross-Channel' flow in texts and ideas that continued between Britain and France throughout the long eighteenth century.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Richardson's 'Religious' Novels 2. Voltaire: Nanine and Paméla 3. Voltaire: L'Ingénu and Lettres d'Amabed 4. Rousseau: Julie ou la Nouvelle Héloïse 5. Diderot: Éloge de Richardson and La Religieuse 6. Conclusion

About the author

James Fowler

Summary

This book inquires why the philosophes converge on Samuel Richardson and with what results. It focuses on the two-way or 'cross-Channel' flow in texts and ideas that continued between Britain and France throughout the long eighteenth century.

Product details

• Authors: James Fowler, Fowler James
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367601539
• ISBN: 978-0-367-60153-9
• No. of pages: 196
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Fiction, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form