Fictions of presence : theatre and novel in eighteenth-century Britain /

An absorbing study of the contested embodiment of the idea of ""presence"" in the plays and novels of the eighteenth century.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ballaster, Rosalind (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2020.
Series:Studies in the eighteenth century.
Subjects:
1700-1799
English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
Theater > Great Britain > 18th century > History.
Theater in literature.
Roman anglais > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre dans la littérature.
English fiction.
Theater.
Great Britain.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: Being There
  • Part 1 Authors: Unconcealment and Withdrawal
  • Chapter 1 Introducing the Authors
  • Chapter 2 Eliza Haywood: Authoring Adultery
  • Chapter 3 Henry Fielding: Ghost Writing
  • Chapter 4 Charlotte Lennox: (In)dependent Authorship
  • Chapter 5 Oliver Goldsmith: Keeping Up Authorial Appearances
  • Chapter 6 From Author to Character
  • Part 2 Characters: Occupying Space
  • Chapter 7 Introducing Characters
  • Chapter 8 Outdoing Character: Lady Townly
  • Chapter 9 The Sway of Character: Pamela
  • Chapter 10 The Expanse of Character: Ranger
  • Chapter 11 The Play of Character: Tristram
  • Chapter 12 From Character to Consumer
  • Part 3 Consumers: What is Seen
  • Chapter 13 Introducing Consumers
  • Chapter 14 The Mimic
  • Chapter 15 The Critic
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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