Exemplary England : Historical Inquiry and Literary Recompense in Pope, Gray, and Richardson /

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"This book argues that literary genres allow for a more capacious view of eighteenth-century English national identity than overt historical documents, as literature provided authors the freedom to challenge the exemplar model and shift their focus away from the enfranchised privileged few"...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grant, Sarabeth, 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Richardson, Samuel, > 1689-1761.
Pope, Alexander, > 1688-1744.
Gray, Thomas, > 1716-1771.
Richardson, Samuel, > 1689-1761 > Criticism and interpretation.
Gray, Thomas, > 1716-1771 > Criticism and interpretation.
Pope, Alexander, > 1688-1744 > Criticism and interpretation.
HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century
Literature and history.
Literature and history > England > History > 18th century.
National characteristics, England, in literature.
England.
Literary criticism.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"This book argues that literary genres allow for a more capacious view of eighteenth-century English national identity than overt historical documents, as literature provided authors the freedom to challenge the exemplar model and shift their focus away from the enfranchised privileged few"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (278 pages).
ISBN:9780813949017

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