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Political magic : British fictions of savagery and sovereignty, 1650-1750 /
'Political Magic' examines British fictions of exploration and colonialism from 1650 to 1750, arguing that narratives of intercultural contact reimagine political categories such as sovereignty and popular power. By examining works by Margaret Cavendish, Daniel Defoe, Aphra Behn, Jonathan...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 'Political Magic' examines British fictions of exploration and colonialism from 1650 to 1750, arguing that narratives of intercultural contact reimagine political categories such as sovereignty and popular power. By examining works by Margaret Cavendish, Daniel Defoe, Aphra Behn, Jonathan Swift, and Eliza Haywood in conjunction with political writing and travelogues, 'Political Magic' locates a subterranean discourse of sovereignty in the century after Hobbes, finding surprising affinities between the government of 'savages' and of Britons. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (340 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780823256945 0823256944 9780823256921 0823256928 9780823261437 0823261433 |