Ridicule, religion and the politics of wit in augustan england
Auteur :
Lund, Roger D.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781409437796
Date de publication :
28 avr. 2012
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
612 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Arguing for the importance of wit beyond its use as a literary device, the author outlines the process by which writers in Restoration and eighteenth-century England struggled to define an appropriate role for wit in the public sphere. He traces its unpredictable effects in works of philosophy, religious pamphlets, and legal writing.