Jeremy Hawthorn is Professor of British Literature, Paul Goring is Professor of British Literature and Domhnall Mitchell is Professor of American Literature. All three are at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.Paul Goring is Professor of British Literature and Culture at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

"With focuses on the many writers of the era and their common techniques, enhanced with a chronology of world history's major writings, Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture is a top pick for anyone who wants to educate themselves on the era and for community library literary studies collections." -Midwest Book Review

• 1. Introduction 2. Historical, Cultural and Intellectual Context - Politics and Society- Religion, Science and Philosophy- Arts and Culture3. Literature in the Eighteenth Century - Introduction- Major Genres- Literary Groups4. Critical Approaches - Historical Overview- Current Issues and Debates5. Resources for Independent Study - Chronology of Historical Events, Cultural Events and Publications- Glossary of Key Literary Terms and Concepts- Further Reading and ResourcesWorks CitedIndex