The Age of Curiosity: The Neural Network of an Idea in Eighteenth-Century English Literature 9783110722048, 9783110721911

The Great Age of the English Essay: An Anthology 9780300151817

A collection of outstanding British periodical essays from the era in which the genre was invented

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The Idea of Decadence in French Literature, 1830-1900 9781442652538

The cult of decadence is usually dismissed as an eccentricity of French literature. However, the nineteenth century'

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In Search of Israel: The History of an Idea 9781400889211

A major new history of the century-long debate over what a Jewish state should be Many Zionists who advocated the crea

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The Fall of Language in the Age of English 9780231538541

The Fall of Language in the Age of English lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of one's own language in

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The Idea of an Ethical Community 9781501733710

John Charvet presents an original philosophical theory that transcends the liberal-communitarian debate and justifies un

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Newgate in Revolution: An Anthology of Radical Prison Literature in the Age of Revolution 9781474210225, 9780826475329

Newgate in Revolution provides a useful and thought-provoking anthology of radical literature - satirical, philosophical

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Antiques: The History of an Idea 9780801463822

The notion of retrieving a bit of the past-by owning a material piece of it-has always appealed to humans. Often our mos

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AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE 4192993892

An Outline History of English Literature takes a look at English literature as a whole, from the pre-Chaucerian period (

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Gaia, the growth of an idea 0312053667

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The Work of Literature in an Age of Post-Truth 9781501334306, 9781501334290, 9781501334337, 9781501334320

What is the role of literary studies in an age of Twitter threads and viral news? If the study of literature today is no

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