{"product_id":"9781405135023","title":"A History of Eighteenth-Century British Literature","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell History of Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA History of Eighteenth-Century British Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Richetti\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Eighteenth-Century British Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively exploration of one of the most diverse and innovative periods in literary history. Capturing the richness and excitement of the era, this book provides extensive coverage of major authors, poets, dramatists, and journalists of the period, such as Dryden, Pope and Swift, while also exploring the works of important writers who have received less attention by modern scholars, such as Matthew Prior and Charles Churchill. Uniquely, the book also discusses noncanonical, working-class writers and demotic works of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring the eighteenth-century, Britain experienced vast social, political, economic, and existential changes, greatly influencing the literary world.  The major forms of verse, poetry, fiction and non-fiction, experimental works, drama, and political prose from writers such as Montagu, Finch, Johnson, Goldsmith and Cowper, are discussed here in relation to their historical context. \u003ci\u003eA History of Eighteenth-Century British Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of English literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eVerse in the early 18th century, from Pope, Gay, and Swift to Addison, Defoe, Montagu, and Finch\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePoetry from the mid- to late-century, highlighting the works of Johnson, Gray, Collins, Smart, Goldsmith, and Cowper among others, as well as women and working-class poets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProse Fiction in the early and 18th century, including Behn, Haywood, Defoe, Swift, Richardson, Fielding, and Smollett\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe novel past mid-century, including experimental works by Johnson, Sterne, Mackenzie, Walpole, Goldsmith, and Burney\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNon-fiction prose, including political and polemical prose\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e18th century drama\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Richetti\u003c\/strong\u003e is the A.M Rosenthal Professor (Emeritus) of English Literature, University of Pennsylvania and Distinguished Professor of English (emeritus), Rutgers University. Professor Richetti has published numerous books, essays, and reviews in the field of Eighteenth-Century English Literature. He has also held visiting appointments at Stanford University, New York University, and Princeton University, and is President of the Daniel Defoe Society.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 October 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405135023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e384\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315794833548,"sku":"9781405135023","price":71.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405135023_512ec67c-7fcd-4a84-bd28-fe71059c2b12.jpg?v=1780235090","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405135023","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}