The great age of the English essay : an anthology / edited by Denise Gigante.
The great age of the English essay : an anthology / edited by Denise Gigante.
The great age of the English essay : an anthology / edited by Denise Gigante.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.
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N824/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Map of Eighteenth-Century London -- 1. Richard Steele (1672-1729) -- The Tatler (1709-11) -- No. 1. [Introducing the Tatler] -- No. 60. [Tom Wildair & c.] -- No. 89. [Sir Isaac Bickerstaff, Censor of Great Britain] -- No. 132. [The Old Prattlers' Club] -- No. 214. [The Political Barometer] -- 2. Jos...
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"From the pens of spectators, ramblers, idlers, tattlers, hypochondriacs, connoisseurs, and loungers, a new literary genre emerged in eighteenth-century England: the periodical essay. Situated between classical rhetoric and the novel, the English essay challenged the borders between fiction and nonfiction prose and helped forge the tastes and value...
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The great age of the English essay : an anthology / edited by Denise Gigante.
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The Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.
"Published with assistance from the Annie Burr Lewis Fund."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2008.
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N824/3
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74VM4JKqO80d
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ISBN
9780300117226 (alk. paper)
DDC
824
MMS ID
991001381309702626
