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The aim of this book, originally published in 1978, is to make the
reading of literary classics such as Gulliver's Travels, Robinson
Crusoe, Tom Jones, The Beggar's Opera and Tristram Shandy an even
richer experience by giving them an intelligible place in history.
The 'context' is seen not as a vague backcloth, but as a living
fabric of ideas and events which animate Augustan literature. The
authors cover the achievements of men like Hume, Walpole,
Chippendale, Newton and Reynolds, who are often merely names to the
literary student, and show how writers were affected by exciting
developments in psychology, aesthetics, medicine and other fields.
As a whole the book shows this period to have been an active,
questing and complex era, whose literary masterpieces emanate from
a rich and diverse culture.
Edmund Curll was a notorious figure among the publishers of the
early eighteenth century: for his boldness, his lack of scruple,
his publication of work without author's consent, and his taste for
erotic and scandalous publications. He was in legal trouble on
several occasions for piracy and copyright infringement,
unauthorized publication of the works of peers, and for seditious,
blasphemous, and obscene publications. He stood in the pillory in
1728 for seditious libel. Above all, he was the constant target of
the greatest poet and satirist of his age, Alexander Pope, whose
work he pirated whenever he could and who responded with direct
physical revenge (an emetic slipped into a drink) and persistent
malign caricature. The war between Pope and Curll typifies some of
the main cultural battles being waged between creativity and
business. The story has normally been told from the poet's point of
view, though more recently Curll has been celebrated as a kind of
literary freedom-fighter; this book, the first full biography of
Curll since Ralph Straus's The Unspeakable Curll (1927), seeks to
give a balanced and thoroughly-researched account of Curll's career
in publishing between 1706 and 1747, untangling the mistakes and
misrepresentations that have accrued over the years and restoring a
clear sense of perspective to Curll's dealings in the literary
marketplace. It examines the full range of Curll's output,
including his notable antiquarian series, and uses extensive
archive material to detail Curll's legal and other troubles. For
the first time, what is known about this strange, interesting, and
awkward figure is authoritatively told.
This text provides a critical overview of current thinking about
equity issues in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Grounded
in feminist theories of curriculum change and a broad range of
cultural perspectives, the new approaches described here go beyond
"special programmes" and "experimental treatments" designed to
correct perceived problems and deficits. Instead they establish how
improved instructional practices and a fuller understanding of the
nature of the mathematical enterprise can overcome the systemic
obstacles that have thwarted women's participation in this
important field.; This book will appeal to all those who are
interested in the mathematical education of women, including
teachers, parents, administrators and researchers.
This is the first study to assess the entire career of Alexander
Pope (16881744) in relation to the political issues of his time.
First published in 1974, The Augustan Vision looks at the entire
spectacle of Augustan Society in an attempt to see English culture
as a whole and thus gain greater insight into this critical period
in English Literature. Later parts of the book explore poetry,
drama, and aesthetics; that distinctive expression of the age,
satire, where abuse is made into art, and the moral essay; and
finally, the emerging novel, the crucial new form of this period.
This is a must read for students and researchers of English
literature.
First published in 1979, this title presents the basic facts and
the background information needed by a modern reader of Robinson
Crusoe, as well as a careful exploration of the structure and style
of the work itself. Pat Rogers pays particular attention to the
book's composition and publishing history, the critical history
surrounding it from 1719 onwards, and the contemporary context of
geographical discovery, colonialism and piracy, as well as more
controversial areas of interpretation. A wide-ranging and practical
reissue, this study will be of value to literature students with a
particular interest in the critical interpretation of Robinsons
Crusoe, as well as the novel's place in the context of Defoe's
career.
In this concise introduction to Pope's life and work, first
published in 1975, the poet's highly successful career as a man of
letters is seen against the background of the Augustan age as a
whole. Pat Rogers begins by examining the relationship of the
eighteenth-century writer to his audience, and discusses the role
of style and versification in this. The book covers the whole of
Pope's work and includes not only the translations of Homer and
such minor poems as The Temple of Fame, but also the prose, both
drama and correspondence. Based on extensive research, this book
will provide literature students with a greater appreciation and
understanding of Pope's verse and the ways in which he addressed
his eighteenth-century context in his work.
First published in 1972, this is the first detailed study of the
milieu of the eighteenth-century literary hack and its significance
in Augustan literature. Although the modern term 'Grub Street' has
declined into vague metaphor, for the Augustan satirists it
embodied not only an actual place but an emphatic lifestyle. Pat
Rogers shows that the major satirists - Pope, Swift and Fielding -
built a potent fiction surrounding the real circumstances in which
the scribblers lived, and the importance of this aspect of their
writing. The author first locates the original Grub Street, in what
is now the Barbican, and then presents a detailed topographical
tour of the surrounding area. With detailed studies of a number of
key authors, as well as the modern and metaphorical development of
the term 'Grub Street', this book offers comprehensive insight into
the nature of Augustan literature and the social conditions and
concerns that inspired it.
First published in 1979, this title presents the basic facts and
the background information needed by a modern reader of Robinson
Crusoe, as well as a careful exploration of the structure and style
of the work itself. Pat Rogers pays particular attention to the
book's composition and publishing history, the critical history
surrounding it from 1719 onwards, and the contemporary context of
geographical discovery, colonialism and piracy, as well as more
controversial areas of interpretation. A wide-ranging and practical
reissue, this study will be of value to literature students with a
particular interest in the critical interpretation of Robinson
Crusoe, as well as the novel's place in the context of Defoe's
career.
In this concise introduction to Pope's life and work, first
published in 1975, the poet's highly successful career as a man of
letters is seen against the background of the Augustan age as a
whole. Pat Rogers begins by examining the relationship of the
eighteenth-century writer to his audience, and discusses the role
of style and versification in this. The book covers the whole of
Pope's work and includes not only the translations of Homer and
such minor poems as The Temple of Fame, but also the prose, both
drama and correspondence. Based on extensive research, this book
will provide literature students with a greater appreciation and
understanding of Pope's verse and the ways in which he addressed
his eighteenth-century context in his work.
First published in 1972, this is the first detailed study of the
milieu of the eighteenth-century literary hack and its significance
in Augustan literature. Although the modern term 'Grub Street' has
declined into vague metaphor, for the Augustan satirists it
embodied not only an actual place but an emphatic lifestyle. Pat
Rogers shows that the major satirists - Pope, Swift and Fielding -
built a potent fiction surrounding the real circumstances in which
the scribblers lived, and the importance of this aspect of their
writing. The author first locates the original Grub Street, in what
is now the Barbican, and then presents a detailed topographical
tour of the surrounding area. With studies of a number of key
authors, as well as the modern and metaphorical development of the
term 'Grub Street', this book offers comprehensive insight into the
nature of Augustan literature and the social conditions and
concerns that inspired it.
The Critical Heritage gathers together a large of critical sources
on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary
responses to a writer's work enabling student and researcher to
read the material themselves.
Leading literary historian and eighteenth-century specialist Pat
Rogers has long been recognized as an authority on the poet
Alexander Pope. This volume addresses the many facets of Pope's
world and work, and represents Rogers's important contribution over
the years to Pope studies. A substantial new essay on Pope and the
antiquarians is presented alongside considerably revised versions
of essays published in scholarly journals, which together cover
most of Pope's major work, including the Pastorals, Windsor Forest,
Rape of the Lock, Epistle to Arbuthnot and The Dunciad. There are
general essays on form and style, Pope's social context, his
dealings with the Burlington circle, and his battles with his
publisher. Essays on Pope gathers for the first time the best
writing on this celebrated author by one of our foremost critics,
and is an indispensable resource for scholars of eighteenth-century
literature.
This is the first study to assess the entire career of Alexander
Pope (16881744) in relation to the political issues of his time.
The aim of this book, originally published in 1978, is to make the
reading of literary classics such as Gulliver's Travels, Robinson
Crusoe, Tom Jones, The Beggar's Opera and Tristram Shandy an even
richer experience by giving them an intelligible place in history.
The 'context' is seen not as a vague backcloth, but as a living
fabric of ideas and events which animate Augustan literature. The
authors cover the achievements of men like Hume, Walpole,
Chippendale, Newton and Reynolds, who are often merely names to the
literary student, and show how writers were affected by exciting
developments in psychology, aesthetics, medicine and other fields.
As a whole the book shows this period to have been an active,
questing and complex era, whose literary masterpieces emanate from
a rich and diverse culture.
This series gathers together a body of critical sources on major
figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses
to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read for
themselves, for example, comments on early performances of
Shakespeare's plays, or reactions to the first publication of Jane
Austen's novels. The carefully selected sources range from
important essays in the history of criticism to journalism and
contemporary opinion, and documentary material such as letters and
diaries. Pieces of criticism from later periods are also included,
in order to demonstrate the fluctuations in an author's reputation.
This text provides a critical overview of current thinking about
equity issues in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Grounded
in feminist theories of curriculum change and a broad range of
cultural perspectives, the new approaches described here go beyond
"special programmes" and "experimental treatments" designed to
correct perceived problems and deficits. Instead they establish how
improved instructional practices and a fuller understanding of the
nature of the mathematical enterprise can overcome the systemic
obstacles that have thwarted women's participation in this
important field.; This book will appeal to all those who are
interested in the mathematical education of women, including
teachers, parents, administrators and researchers.
Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was the most important English poet of
the 18th century, as well as an essayist, satirist, and critic.
Many of his sayings are still quoted today. His Essay on Criticism
shaped the aesthetic views of English Neoclassicism, while his
Essay on Man reflected the moral views of the Enlightenment. He
participated fully in the critical debates of his time and was one
of the few poets who supported himself through his writing. This
reference conveniently summarizes his life and works. Included are
several-hundred alphabetically arranged entries on: Pope's works
Subjects that interested him Historical events that impacted Pope's
life and work Cultural terms and categories Key literary terms
Pope's family members and acquaintances Major scholars and critics
And various other topics related to his writings The entries
reflect current scholarship and cite works for further reading. The
encyclopedia also provides a chronology and concludes with a
selected, general bibliography. Because of Pope's central
importance to the Enlightenment, this book is also a useful
companion to 18th-century literary and intellectual culture.
Authoritative yet accessible, this is the first-ever comprehensive
account of a true landmark in eighteenth-century travel writing.
Daniel Defoe's Tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain is
constantly cited even now by students in practically every branch
of history, and there are few topics essential to our understanding
of the nation in the early modern period that do not show up in its
pages. Historians since the late nineteenth century have looked to
the Tour as one of the richest and most insightful works describing
Britain in the lead-up to the Industrial Revolution, and critics
and biographers of Defoe have regularly named it as among his most
characteristic and central works. Indispensable for virtually any
interdisciplinary approach to the nation in this period, this new
study provides wide-reaching, up-to-date analysis of the content of
the Tour, and of its methods, sources, form, and vast historical
significance.
Alexander Pope was the greatest poet of his age and the dominant
influence on eighteenth-century British poetry. His large oeuvre,
written over a thirty-year period, encompasses satires, odes and
political verse and reflects the sexual, moral and cultural issues
of the world around him, often in brilliant lines and phrases which
have become part of our language today. This is the first overview
to analyse the full range of Pope's work and to set it in its
historical and cultural context. Specially commissioned essays by
leading scholars explore all of Pope's major works, including the
sexual politics of The Rape of the Lock, the philosophical
enquiries of An Essay on Man and the Moral Essays, and the
mock-heroic of The Dunciad in its various forms. This volume will
be indispensable not only for students and scholars of Pope's work,
but also for all those interested in the Augustan age.
This book throws fresh light on British and Irish politics at the
start of the eighteenth century. It tells for the first time the
story of a powerful and eccentric peer, Thomas Coningsby, who
played a key role in Ireland as the kings saviour at the Battle of
the Boyne and as one of the top administrators of the Protestant
ascendancy. It describes his tumultuous career in local and
national politics in England, along with his hectic familial and
private life, marked by his combative behaviour towards neighbours
and tenants in Herefordshire, where he feuded with the Harley clan
and the Duke of Chandos. The book describes his bitter quarrels
with political rivals and shows how these were enlisted by the
greatest poet of the age, Alexander Pope, to form a devastating
critique of the Whig revenge against their discredited rivals.
Based on extensive use of unpublished archives, including the
numerous cache of letters to and from Coningsby; lawsuits; legal
documents such as wills and marriage settlements; as well as
newspapers, pamphlets and printed sources.
This is the first-ever attempt to present all the significant facts
about Samuel Johnson in a single volume. The 650 alphabetically
arranged entries cover every aspect of Johnson's life, career, and
personality. The volume describes each of his works in detail,
examining such matters as composition, publication, and reception.
It gives up-to-date accounts of his attitude on key themes and
concepts and explores his central ideas on literary, moral,
political, social, and religious questions. It provides biographies
of all persons with whom Johnson had any sort of real contact and
gives a detailed picture of the Club and its members. This is a
one-stop aid that will enable students and readers of Johnson to
locate almost any fact about him quickly and easily. Samuel Johnson
was one of the most important literary figures of the 18th century,
which was sometimes known as the Age of Johnson. He authored a
pioneering dictionary of the English language, edited Shakespeare,
composed poetry and drama, and wrote numerous prose works on moral,
philosophical, religious, political, and domestic concerns.
Immortalized through Boswell's biography, he is as well-known for
his traits and habits (including his witty and combative manner of
conversation) as for his prodigious achievements in the world of
letters. This encyclopedia is a comprehensive guide to Johnson and
his milieu. This pioneering volume contains more than 650
alphabetically arranged entries on every aspect of Johnson's life,
career, and personality. It describes each of his works in detail,
examining such matters as composition, publication, and reception.
It gives up-to-date accounts of his attitude on key themes and
concepts, and explores his central ideas on literary, moral,
political, social, and religious questions. It provides biographies
of all the persons with whom Johnson had any sort of real contact,
ranging from his close friends in the world of the arts and
publishing, to his domestic intimates and servants, his extended
family, and even his cat. A full system of cross-referencing allows
readers to locate subjects and entries with ease. This is a
one-stop aid which will enable students and readers of Johnson to
locate almost any fact about him quickly and easily, and will
provide guidance for any more detailed research which may be called
for.
'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in
possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.' With this
famous declaration Jane Austen launches into the story of the five
Bennet sisters. It is a story that on first reading is full of
suspense, surprise and, ultimately, satisfaction, and which on
re-reading commands, in addition, admiration for the author's
supreme skill in managing a deceptively complex plot to its
triumphant conclusion. First published in 1813, and Austen's most
popular novel in her own lifetime, Pride and Prejudice has since
been widely recognised as one of the finest novels in the English
language. This volume, first published in 2006, provides
comprehensive explanatory notes, an extensive critical introduction
covering the context and publication history of the work, a
chronology of Austen's life and an authoritative textual apparatus.
This edition is an indispensable resource for all scholars and
readers of Austen.
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