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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Egile nagusia: Rounce, Adam
Formatua: Licensed eBooks
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Argitaratua: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Aurkibidea:
  • An author to be let
  • The exemplary failure of Dr Dodd
  • Anna Seward's cruel times
  • Percival Stockdale's alternative literary history.