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The chain of becoming : the philosophical tale, the novel, and a neglected realism of the Enlightenment : Swift, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Johnson, and Austen
- Title
- The chain of becoming : the philosophical tale, the novel, and a neglected realism of the Enlightenment : Swift, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Johnson, and Austen / Frederick M. Keener.
- Author
- Keener, Frederick M., 1937-
- Publication
- New York : Columbia University Press, 1983.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PR858.P75 K4 1983 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 358 pages; 24 cm
- Subject
- Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 > Knowledge and learning
- Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
- Andrae, A
- 1700-1799
- English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism
- Psychological fiction, English > History and criticism
- French fiction > 18th century > History and criticism
- Psychology in literature
- Philosophy in literature
- Realism in literature
- Enlightenment > England
- Enlightenment > France
- Enlightenment
- Philosophy in literature
- Enlightenment (18th-century western movement)
- English fiction
- French fiction
- Psychological fiction, English
- Psychology
- Englisch
- Aufklärung
- Französisch
- Philosophische Erzählung
- Psychologie
- Roman
- Filosofische verhalen
- Filosofische romans
- Verlichting (cultuurgeschiedenis)
- Geschichte (1600-1800)
- Geschichte (1700-1800)
- Geschichte 1700-1800
- England
- France
- Englisch
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- pt. 1. The chain of becoming: The philosophical tale and the novel -- The chain of being, the chain of events, and the chain of becoming -- Self-assessment: two heads or one -- The rub of self-love -- pt. 2. The major philosophical tales: Gulliver's habits and prejudices -- The spirit of the Lettres persanes, and of enlightened characterization -- The generation and progress of Usbek's ideas in Lettres persanes -- Candide: structure and motivation -- Conflict, declamation, and self-assessment in Rasselas -- pt. 3. The philosophical tale, Jane Austen, and the novel: Self-assessment in Les Liaisons dangereuses and Northanger Abbey -- "Delicious consciousness" in Persuasion, via Mansfield Park.
- ISBN
- 0231040016
- 9780231040013
- 0231055730
- 9780231055734
- LCCN
- 82012878
- OCLC
- ocm08629272
- 8629272
- SCSB-64399
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library