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Eighteenth-Century Characters offers a concise introduction to the
eighteenth century, using characters as its starting point. Elaine
M. McGirr presents contextualized readings of stock characters from
canonical and popular literature, such as: - the rake and the fop -
the country gentleman - the good woman - the coquette and the prude
- the country maid and the town lady - the Catholic, the Protestant
and the British Other. Each chapter explores how a character's
significance and role changes over the century, illustrating and
explaining radical shifts in taste, ideology and style. Also
featuring illustrations, a Chronology and a helpful Bibliography
and Further Reading section, this essential guide will provide
students with the necessary background to understand the period's
literature and to embark on further study.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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