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Embattled reason, principled sentiment and political radicalism : quixotism in English novels, 1742-1801 /
The book proposes a new understanding of eighteenth-century Quixotism in English thought and literary production. The world displayed by eighteenth-century English Quixotes reveals a strain of lament and criticism aimed at the rise of commercialism and the pre-eminence of self-interest, religious co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands ; New York, New York :
Rodopi,
2014.
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| Colección: | Costerus.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The book proposes a new understanding of eighteenth-century Quixotism in English thought and literary production. The world displayed by eighteenth-century English Quixotes reveals a strain of lament and criticism aimed at the rise of commercialism and the pre-eminence of self-interest, religious conformism and imperial designs. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (307 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789401210225 9401210225 |