Christopher D Johnson

A Political Biography of Sarah Fielding

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Produktbeschreibung

Tracing the development of Fielding's agendas, Johnson presents a compelling portrait of an author who claimed a place within literary culture for women's experiences. While Fielding often retreats from the overtly political concerns that captured the attention of her contemporaries, her works are daring forays into the public sphere that both c

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780367875930
• ISBN-10: 0367875934
• Artikelnr.: 58440525

Autorenporträt

Christopher D. Johnson is professor of English and Director of the McNair Institute at Francis Marion University. His recent publications include a festschrift in honor of Jerry C. Beasley (2011) and essays on Henry and Sarah Fielding, Philip Doddridge, Oliver Goldsmith, and John Dryden.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1. The Making of a Novelist
Chapter 2. Her Own Story: The Adventures of David Simple
Chapter 3. Familiar Letters between the Principal Characters of David
Simple
Chapter 4. The Governess, A New Experiment in Fiction
Chapter 5. Forays into Literary Criticism
Chapter 6. David Simple, Volume the Last
Chapter 7. Collaboration and Innovation, The Cry
Chapter 8. The Lives of Cleopatra and Octavia
Chapter 9. The History of the Countess of Dellwyn
Conclusion