St. Martin's Anthologies of English Literature
St. Martin's Anthologies of English Literature

Author: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-06-12

Total Pages: 613

ISBN-13: 1349604852

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The selection of writing in this anthology brings alive the excitement, wit, and exuberance of the Restoration and eighteenth century.

Kinds of Parody from the Medieval to the Postmodern
Kinds of Parody from the Medieval to the Postmodern

Author: Nil Korkut

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9783631592717

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This book approaches parody as a literary form that has assumed diverse forms and functions throughout history. The author handles this diversity by classifying parody according to its objects of imitation and specifying three major parodic kinds: parody directed at texts and personal styles, parody directed at genre, and parody directed at discourse. The book argues that different literary-historical periods in Britain have witnessed the prevalence of different kinds of parody and investigates the reasons underlying this phenomenon. All periods from the Middle Ages to the present are considered in this regard, but a special significance is given to the postmodern age, where parody has become a widely produced literary form. The book contends further that postmodern parody is primarily discourse parody - a phenomenon which can be explained through the major concerns of postmodernism as a movement. In addition to situating parody and its kinds in a historical context, this book engages in a detailed analysis of parody in the postmodern age, preparing the ground for making an informed assessment of the direction parody and its kinds may take in the near future.

A Concise Companion to the Restoration and Eighteenth Century
A Concise Companion to the Restoration and Eighteenth Century

Author: Cynthia Wall

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0470757493

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This Concise Companion presents fresh perspectives on eighteenth-century literature. Contributes to current debates in the field on subjects such as the public sphere, travel and exploration, scientific rhetoric, gender and the book trade, and historical versus literary perceptions of life on London streets. Searches out connections between the remarkable number of new genres that appeared in the eighteenth century. Crosses conventional disciplinary lines. Demonstrates that philosophy, history, politics and social theory both influence and are influenced by literature.

The Twentieth Century
The Twentieth Century

Author: Neil McEwan

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1989-08-28

Total Pages: 646

ISBN-13: 1349201510

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This volume illustrates the strength and variety of 20th century literature, and provides a stimulating collection to which readers will return time and again.

The Nineteenth Century
The Nineteenth Century

Author: Brian Martin

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1989-08-29

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13: 1349201596

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The 19th century volume demonstrates the variety of English literature in an age of social, intellectual, religious and scientific ferment. The shift to Romanticism is portrayed with extracts from major figures such as Blake, Wordsworth and Coleridge and the contribution of women writers is fully recognised, with selections from Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, and Elizabeth Gaskell. The anthology concludes with selections of Victorian poetry and extracts from Wilde and Stevenson and altogether offers a comprehensive sample of the vast treasure-house of 19th century literature.

Eighteenth-century English Literature
Eighteenth-century English Literature

Author: Geoffrey Tillotson

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 1592

ISBN-13: 9780155209572

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A survey of prose, poetry, and drama from the Restoration to the beginning of the nineteenth century. Treats major authors in depth but also includes lesser but important writers to give a completer picture of the century.

The Cambridge Edition of Works of Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea: Volume 1, Early Manuscript Books
The Cambridge Edition of Works of Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea: Volume 1, Early Manuscript Books

Author: Anne Finch

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-12-19

Total Pages: 988

ISBN-13: 1108578446

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This is the first ever complete critical edition of the writings of Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661–1720), including work printed in her lifetime and material left in manuscript form at her death. Textual analysis, based on print and manuscript copies in repositories across the United Kingdom and the United States, reveals her revision processes and uses of manuscript and print. Extensive commentary clarifies her techniques, sources, contexts, and diction. A detailed essay traces the history of her works' reception and transmission. The result is a complete view of her achievements that will promote more accurate assessments of her contributions to literary and cultural shifts, including perspectives on literary value, women's equality, religion, and affairs of state. This first volume provides established texts of Finch's early manuscript books, including Poems on Several Subjects and Miscellany Poems with Two Plays written under her pen name, Ardelia.