Radicalism in British Literary Culture, 1650-1830: From Revolution to Revolution

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Radicalism in British Literary Culture, 1650-1830: From Revolution to Revolution
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Timothy Morton
Edited by Nigel Smith
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:296
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
Christian theology
ISBN/Barcode 9780521120876
ClassificationsDewey:820.9358
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 1 October 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In this volume of interdisciplinary essays, leading scholars examine the radical tradition in British literary culture from the English Revolution to the French Revolution. They chart continuities between the two periods and examine the recuperation of ideas and texts from the earlier period in the 1790s and beyond. Contributors utilize a variety of approaches and concepts: from gender studies, the cultural history of food and diet and the history of political discourse, to explorations of the theatre, philosophy and metaphysics. This volume argues that the radical agendas of the mid-seventeenth century, intended to change society fundamentally, did not disappear throughout the long eighteenth century only to be resuscitated at its close. Rather, through close textual analysis, these essays indicate a more continuous transmission.

Author Biography

Timothy Morton is Professor of English at Rice University, Houston.

Reviews

"This collection of essays is uniformly lucid, engaging, and densely documented ... it offers a rich tapestry representing strains of radical thought." Seventeenth-Century News