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Humphry Clinker (Paperback)
Tobias Smollett; Edited by Angus Ross; Introduction by Jeremy Lewis; Notes by Shaun Regan
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Matthew Bramble, a gout-ridden misanthrope, travels Britain with
his nephew, niece, spinster sister and man-servant, the trusty
Humphry Clinker. In poor health, Bramble sees the world as one of
degeneracy and raucous overcrowding, and will not hesitate to let
his companions know his feelings on the matter. Peopled with pimps,
drunkards, decadents and con-men, Humphrey Clinker displays
Smollett's ferociously pessimistic view of mankind, and his belief
that the luxury of eighteenth-century England existence was the
enemy of sense and sobriety. Presented in the form of letters from
six very different characters, and full of joyful puns and double
entendres, Humphrey Clinker is now recognised as a boisterous and
observant masterpiece of English satire. Jeremy Lewis's
introduction examines why Smollett has become an unjustly neglected
figure of English literature, and how the time in which he lived
became a crucible for his work. This new edition contains notes, a
chronology and suggested reading.
Laurence Sterne’s A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy
continues to be as widely read and admired as upon its first
appearance. Deemed more accessible than Sterne’s Life and
Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and often assigned as a
college text, A Sentimental Journey has received its share of
critical attention, but—unlike Tristram Shandy—to date it has
not been the subject of a dedicated anthology of critical essays.
This volume fills that gap with fresh perspectives on Sterne’s
novel that will appeal to students and critics alike. Together with
an introduction that situates each essay within A Sentimental
Journey’s reception history, and a tailpiece detailing the
culmination of Sterne’s career and his death, this volume
presents a cohesive approach to this significant text that is
simultaneously grounded and revelatory.
Laurence Sterne’s A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy
continues to be as widely read and admired as upon its first
appearance. Deemed more accessible than Sterne’s Life and
Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and often assigned as a
college text, A Sentimental Journey has received its share of
critical attention, but—unlike Tristram Shandy—to date it has
not been the subject of a dedicated anthology of critical essays.
This volume fills that gap with fresh perspectives on Sterne’s
novel that will appeal to students and critics alike. Together with
an introduction that situates each essay within A Sentimental
Journey’s reception history, and a tailpiece detailing the
culmination of Sterne’s career and his death, this volume
presents a cohesive approach to this significant text that is
simultaneously grounded and revelatory.
Reading 1759 investigates the literary culture of a remarkable year
in British and French history, writing, and ideas. Familiar to many
as the British "year of victories" during the Seven Years' War,
1759 was also an important year in the histories of fiction,
philosophy, ethics, and aesthetics. Reading 1759 is the first book
to examine together the range of works written and published during
this crucial year. Offering broad coverage of the year's work in
writing, these essays examine key works by Johnson, Voltaire,
Sterne, Adam Smith, Edward Young, Sarah Fielding, and Christopher
Smart, along with such group projects as the Encyclopedie and the
literary review journals of the mid-eighteenth century. Organized
around a cluster of key topics, the volume reflects the concerns
most important to writers themselves in 1759. This was a year of
the new and the modern, as writers addressed current issues of
empire and ethical conduct, forged new forms of creative
expression, and grappled with the nature of originality itself.
Texts written and published in 1759 confronted the history of
Western colonialism, the problem of prostitution in a civilized
society, and the limitations of linguistic expression.
Philosophical issues were also important in 1759, not least the
thorny question of causation; while, in France, state censorship
challenged the Encyclopedie, the central Enlightenment project.
Taking into its purview such texts and intellectual developments,
Reading 1759 puts the literary culture of this singular, and
singularly important, year on the scholarly map. In the process,
the volume also provides a self-reflective contribution to the
growing body of "annualized" studies that focus on the literary
output of specific years.
Reading 1759 investigates the literary culture of a remarkable year
in British and French history, writing, and ideas. Familiar to many
as the British "year of victories" during the Seven Years' War,
1759 was also an important year in the histories of fiction,
philosophy, ethics, and aesthetics. Reading 1759 is the first book
to examine together the range of works written and published during
this crucial year. Offering broad coverage of the year's work in
writing, these essays examine key works by Johnson, Voltaire,
Sterne, Adam Smith, Edward Young, Sarah Fielding, and Christopher
Smart, along with such group projects as the Encyclopedie and the
literary review journals of the mid-eighteenth century. Organized
around a cluster of key topics, the volume reflects the concerns
most important to writers themselves in 1759. This was a year of
the new and the modern, as writers addressed current issues of
empire and ethical conduct, forged new forms of creative
expression, and grappled with the nature of originality itself.
Texts written and published in 1759 confronted the history of
Western colonialism, the problem of prostitution in a civilized
society, and the limitations of linguistic expression.
Philosophical issues were also important in 1759, not least the
thorny question of causation; while, in France, state censorship
challenged the Encyclopedie, the central Enlightenment project.
Taking into its purview such texts and intellectual developments,
Reading 1759 puts the literary culture of this singular, and
singularly important, year on the scholarly map. In the process,
the volume also provides a self-reflective contribution to the
growing body of "annualized" studies that focus on the literary
output of specific years.
This book advances a new cultural reading of the formation of the
British novel. Rejecting a teleological narrative of the genre's
'rise' and through close analysis of key texts, the authors present
a dynamic picture of the emergence of the novel, which focuses upon
formal innovation, social engagement, and artistic and commercial
competition.
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