The Eighteenth-Century Novel in Theory and Practice: A Dissertation (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Huffman, Charles Herbert

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ISBN 10 : 1333444826 ISBN 13 : 9781333444822

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The research for this dissertation was begun and continued under the direction of Professor John Calvin Metcalf, of the Linden Kent Memorial School of English Literature in the University of Virginia. A graduate course in the Eighteenth-C entury Novel, conducted by Professor Metcalf, included an investigation and appraisal of authors methods, aims, and purposes. General search for this information led to the inference that the only authoritative source of it was the writings of the authors themselves; more extended search led to the conclusion that there was a great deal of interesting material on the subject, but that it was scattered and disconnected. It was thought desirable to have a collection of these writings, arranged in a unified and more accessible form. So far as the writer knows, none has been made. The present work is the result of an effort to perform this task. The investigation begins with the novel of character, and includes within its compass the literary productions by leading authors only, from Richardson to Godwin. The inordinate length of many eighteenth-century novels made it apparent from the outset that a detailed study of every English novel in this period would be impossible within the scope of this dissertation. But such, fortunately, was not necessary; for the really great novelists blazed the trail and pointed the way. Writers of less importance added no new theory, nor did they vary the practice except wherein imitation and inferior literary talents led to corruption. Very few references have been made to their works; for in what they said and did, they but reflected the judgments of their superiors. Their opinions would not materially strengthen this work. The method selected for this dissertation is to study in detail and to quote at some length from the prefaces, introductory chapters, letters, and novels by leading English
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333444826
• ISBN 13: 9781333444822
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
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