18th Century Literature Books

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41. Ossian & Ossianism V3

    Edited by Dafydd Moore

    Published November 10th 2004 by Routledge
42. Ossian & Ossianism V4

    Edited by Dafydd Moore

    Published November 10th 2004 by Routledge
43. Shakespeare Imitations Vol 3

    Published November 10th 2004 by Routledge
44. Memoirs of an Eighteenth Century Footman

    John Macdonald Travels (1745-1779)

    By John Macdonald

    First published in 1927. John Macdonald (1741-96) was born, and died, a Scottish Highlander. First published at the time of the French Revolution, these memoirs of his days in service provide a rich panorama of life in the company of blind fiddlers, maid-servants, the Scottish aristocracy, soldiers...

    Published October 20th 2004 by Routledge
45. Memorable Description of the East Indian Voyage

    1618-25

    By Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe

    First published in 1929. 'Fire and shipwreck, fights ashore and afloat, the pitting of ceaseless patience and resource against fate, these things make one understand why the book, famous in its original tongue, has but to be savoured in translation to gain an equal popularity.' Manchester Guardian...

    Published October 20th 2004 by Routledge
46. Ossian and Ossianism

    Edited by Dafydd Moore

    Series: Subcultures and Subversions: 1750-1850

    James Macpherson's The Poems of Ossian (1760-1763) were one of the publishing sensations of the eighteenth century. Macpherson's supposed discovery of the epic poet Ossian in the Scottish Highlands provoked fascination and controversy in equal measure. His vision of a romantic Celtic past of...

    Published July 21st 2004 by Routledge
47. Jane Austen's Emma

    A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook

    Edited by Paula Byrne

    Series: Routledge Guides to Literature

    Emma is widely regarded as Jane Austen's most perfectly constructed novel. At once a comedy of misunderstanding, a razor-sharp analysis of the English class-system, a classic tale of moral growth, and a romance that combines sense with sensibility, it has appealed to readers of every generation and...

    Published May 19th 2004 by Routledge
48. Gothic

    Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies

    Edited by Fred Botting, Dale Townshead

    Series: Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies

    In the last two decades criticism of Gothic fiction has been transformed from a scholarly backwater, interesting itself in literary curiosities, to a wave of wide-ranging critical investigations collectively convinced of the significance, scope and centrality of the genre.Embracing recent...

    Published April 21st 2004 by Routledge
49. Alexander Pope and his Critics

    Edited by Adam Rounce

    Series: Cultural Formations: The Eighteenth Century

    Warton's Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope was one of the most influential critical works of the eighteenth century. Warton's sustained commentary on the most significant English poet of the century was read as both a promotion of Pope's literary genius, and an attack on it, and as such...

    Published December 10th 2003 by Routledge
50. William Cowper

    Selected Poems

    By William Cowper

    Edited by Nick Rhodes

    Series: Fyfield Books

    Published November 19th 2003 by Routledge