Modern Chivalry - Containing the Adventures of Captain John Farrago and Teague O'Reagan, His Servant (Paperback)

Like Don Quixote, Sterne's Tristram Shandy, and Fielding's Tom Jones, Modern Chivalry is a tale of adventuring, episodic and exciting. Despite the author's European inspirations, it is a distinctively American book, not just because of its homespun, native characters and slapstick humor, but also because it is a narrative of journeying and questing. As it follows Captain Farrago and his sidekick on their travels, the book's premise becomes clear-that democracy as practiced in America is valuable and worthy, but that it is subject to malfunctions when tinkered with by unfit men. A pointed caricature of American life, Modern Chivalry will be of great value to all interested in American history and literature.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Masterworks of Literature
Release date:	October 2003
First published:	October 2003
Authors:	Hugh Henry Brackenridge
Editors:	Lewis Leary
Dimensions:	216 x 143 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-3403-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works
LSN:	0-7425-3403-0
Barcode:	9780742534032

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