Fame and failure 1720–1800: the unfulfilled literary life
Auteur :
Rounce, Adam
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107624535
Date de publication :
28 juil. 2016
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,3 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
380 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A colourful account of less canonical and unfulfilled eighteenth-century British writers that explores ideas of fame and failure. It discusses literary success and reputation, offering authoritative readings of significant writers who did not succeed in fulfilling their potential, from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the emergence of Romanticism.