| Common Sense in Early 18th-Century British Literature and Culture: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Politics, 1680-1750 Contributor(s): Henke, Christoph (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110343355 ISBN-13: 9783110343359 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $184.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Social Science |
| Dewey: 828.912 |
| LCCN: 2014029977 |
| Series: Buchreihe Der Anglia / Anglia Book |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 326 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a time of political, epistemic and aesthetic revolutions, early 18th-century Britain saw the emergence of a public discourse of 'common sense' which had a lasting influence on clichéd concepts of cultural identity. By retracing the compensatory impulses of common sense discourse and highlighting the role of literary texts in its formation and dissemination, this study challenges the received view of Augustan England as a mere Age of Reason. |