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The grotesque depiction of war and the military in eighteenth-century English fiction
- Title
- The grotesque depiction of war and the military in eighteenth-century English fiction / David McNeil.
- Author
- McNeil, David, 1955-
- Publication
- Newark : University of Delaware Press ; London ; Cranbury, N.J. : Associated University Presses, ©1990.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | PR858.W37 M35 1990 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 229 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- Focusses on works by Swift, Smollett, Fielding and Sterne.
- Subject
- 1700-1799
- English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism
- War stories, English > History and criticism
- Military history in literature
- Grotesque in literature
- Soldiers in literature
- War in literature
- War stories, English
- Military art and science in literature
- Military art and science in literature
- English fiction
- Grotesque in literature
- Military history in literature
- Soldiers in literature
- War in literature
- War stories, English
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-218) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Fontenoy and theory -- Tradition and proliferation -- Swift: war and history, the rhetoric of the grotesque -- Smollett: the grotesque view of military service -- Fielding: military unruliness, advancement, and grandeur -- Sterne: military veterans and humours -- Conclusion: the last line of fortification.
- ISBN
- 0874133696
- 9780874133691
- LCCN
- 88040584
- OCLC
- ocm20170823
- 20170823
- SCSB-14513041
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library