Böcker av Thomas Keymer

'I made him know his Name should be Friday, which was the Day I sav'd his Life...I likewise taught him to say Master'Robinson Crusoe's seafaring adventures are abruptly ended when he is shipwrecked, the solitary survivor on a deserted island. He g...

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'What then is to be done? said Rasselas; the more we inquire, the less we can resolve.'Rasselas and his companions escape the pleasures of the 'happy valley' in order to make their 'choice of life'. By witnessing the misfortunes and miseries of ot...

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'I made him know his Name should be Friday, which was the Day I sav'd his Life...I likewise taught him to say Master'Robinson Crusoe's seafaring adventures are abruptly ended when he is shipwrecked, the solitary survivor on a deserted island. He g...

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'Pamela under the Notion of being a Virtuous Modest Girl will be introduced into all Familes,and when she gets there, what Scenes does she represent? Why a fine young Gentleman endeavouring to debauch a beautiful young Girl of Sixteen.' (Pamela Ce...

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'What then is to be done? said Rasselas; the more we inquire, the less we can resolve.'Rasselas and his companions escape the pleasures of the 'happy valley' in order to make their 'choice of life'. By witnessing the misfortunes and miseries of ot...

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'Woe to the rash mortal who seeks to know that of which he should remain ignorant; and to undertake that which surpasseth his power!'The Caliph Vathek is dissolute and debauched, and hungry for knowledge. When the mysterious Giaour offers him boun...

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'Woe to the rash mortal who seeks to know that of which he should remain ignorant; and to undertake that which surpasseth his power!'The Caliph Vathek is dissolute and debauched, and hungry for knowledge. When the mysterious Giaour offers him boun...

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Thomas Keymer's introduction to this casebook examines the historical context and controversial reception of Tristram Shandy, and connects the essays selected for inclusion to the diverse traditions of Sterne Criticism.

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Thomas Keymer's introduction to this Casebok examines the historical context and controversial reception of Tristram Shandy, and connects the essays selected for inclusion to the diverse traditions of Sterne criticism.

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This volume explores literary censorship from 1660 to 1820 and examines the relationship between pervasive literary modes of the long eighteenth century and the control of seditious libel and punishment in the public pillory.

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'Tristram is the Fashion', Sterne gleefully wrote of his masterpiece, Tristram Shandy, in 1760. This study reads Sterne's writing alongside other trends and texts of the time, showing how Sterne created and sustained his own vogue through self-con...

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This edited volume explores prose from the origins of printing in late fifteenth-century England to the rise of the novel as a recognized, reputable genre in the mid eighteenth century.

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This 2004 volume offers an introduction to British literature that challenges the traditional divide between eighteenth-century and Romantic studies. Contributors explore the development of literary genres and modes through a period of rapid chang...

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Samuel Richardson's Pamela (1740) is often regarded as the first true novel in English and a landmark in literary history. The best-selling novel of its time, it provoked a swarm of responses: panegyrics and critiques, parodies and burlesques, pir...

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Best known today for the innovative satire and experimental narrative of Tristram Shandy (1759-67), Laurence Sterne was no less famous in his time for A Sentimental Journey (1768) and for his controversial sermons. Sterne spent much of his life as...

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This 2004 volume offers an introduction to British literature that challenges the traditional divide between eighteenth-century and Romantic studies. Contributors explore the development of literary genres and modes through a period of rapid chang...

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Samuel Richardson's Pamela (1740) is often regarded as the first true novel in English and a landmark in literary history. The best-selling novel of its time, it provoked a swarm of responses: panegyrics and critiques, parodies and burlesques, pir...

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Best known today for the innovative satire and experimental narrative of Tristram Shandy (1759-67), Laurence Sterne was no less famous in his time for A Sentimental Journey (1768) and for his controversial sermons. Sterne spent much of his life as...

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"The Gentleman's Magazine" founded by Edward Cave in 1731, has been viewed as one of the great neglected resources of the 18th century. This facsimile edition reproduces the 15 most influential years of the magazine and includes original...

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"The Gentleman's Magazine" founded by Edward Cave in 1731, has been viewed as one of the great neglected resources of the 18th century. This facsimile edition reproduces the 15 most influential years of the magazine and includes original...

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"The Gentleman's Magazine" founded by Edward Cave in 1731, has been viewed as one of the great neglected resources of the 18th century. This facsimile edition reproduces the 15 most influential years of the magazine and includes original...

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"The Gentleman's Magazine" founded by Edward Cave in 1731, has been viewed as one of the great neglected resources of the 18th century. This facsimile edition reproduces the 15 most influential years of the magazine and includes original...

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"The Gentleman's Magazine" founded by Edward Cave in 1731, has been viewed as one of the great neglected resources of the 18th century. This facsimile edition reproduces the 15 most influential years of the magazine and includes original...

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"The Gentleman's Magazine" founded by Edward Cave in 1731, has been viewed as one of the great neglected resources of the 18th century. This facsimile edition reproduces the 15 most influential years of the magazine and includes original...

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"The Gentleman's Magazine" founded by Edward Cave in 1731, has been viewed as one of the great neglected resources of the 18th century. This facsimile edition reproduces the 15 most influential years of the magazine and includes original...

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"The Gentleman's Magazine" founded by Edward Cave in 1731, has been viewed as one of the great neglected resources of the 18th century. This facsimile edition reproduces the 15 most influential years of the magazine and includes original...

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"The Gentleman's Magazine" founded by Edward Cave in 1731, has been viewed as one of the great neglected resources of the 18th century. This facsimile edition reproduces the 15 most influential years of the magazine and includes original...

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"The Gentleman's Magazine" founded by Edward Cave in 1731, has been viewed as one of the great neglected resources of the 18th century. This facsimile edition reproduces the 15 most influential years of the magazine and includes original...

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"The Gentleman's Magazine" founded by Edward Cave in 1731, has been viewed as one of the great neglected resources of the 18th century. This facsimile edition reproduces the 15 most influential years of the magazine and includes original...

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"The Gentleman's Magazine" founded by Edward Cave in 1731, has been viewed as one of the great neglected resources of the 18th century. This facsimile edition reproduces the 15 most influential years of the magazine and includes original...

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