Fame and failure 1720-1800 : the unfulfilled literary life /

Adam Rounce presents a colourful and unusual history of eighteenth-century British literature, exploring ideas of fame through writers who failed to achieve the literary success they so desired. Recounting the experiences of less canonical writers, including Richard Savage, Anna Seward and Percival...

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Autor principal: Rounce, Adam
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Accés en línia:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=622133
Taula de continguts:
  • An author to be let
  • The exemplary failure of Dr Dodd
  • Anna Seward's cruel times
  • Percival Stockdale's alternative literary history.