The eighteenth-century novel and contemporary social issues : an introduction / Stuart Sim.

This study introduces readers to the eighteenth-century novel through a consideration of contemporary social issues. Eighteenth-century authors grappled with very similar problems to the ones we face today such as: what motivates a fundamentalist terrorist? What are the justifiable limits of state p...

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Main Author: Sim, Stuart
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Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2008.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-207) and index. 
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505 0 |a Oroonoko, or, the history of the royal slave and race relations -- The life and strange suprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe, born-again theology and intelligent design -- Gulliver's travels, multiculturalism and cultural difference -- Pamela; or, virtue rewarded and sexual abstinence -- The history of Tom Jones, a foundling and anti-social behavior -- The female Quixote; or, the adventures of Arabella and Northanger Abbey: the power of media and popular culture -- The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman and genetic inheritance -- The mysteries of Udolpho, a romance and family values -- Caleb Williams, or, things as they are and the surveillance society -- Waverley, or, 'tis sixty years since and disputed sovereignty -- Frankenstein, or, the modern Prometheus and artificial life -- The private memoirs and confessions of a justified sinner and fundamentalist terrorism. 
520 |a This study introduces readers to the eighteenth-century novel through a consideration of contemporary social issues. Eighteenth-century authors grappled with very similar problems to the ones we face today such as: what motivates a fundamentalist terrorist? What are the justifiable limits of state power? What dangers lie in wait for us when we create life artificially? The book discusses key authors from Aphra Behn in the late seventeenth century to James Hogg in the 1820s, covering the 'long' eighteenth century. It guides readers through the main genres of the period from Realism, Gothic romance and historical romance to proto-science fiction. It also introduces a range of debates around race relations, anti-social behaviour, family values and born-again theology as well as the power of the media, surveillance, political sovereignty and fundamentalist terrorism. Each novel is shown to be directly relevant to some of the most urgent moral issues of our own time. Key Features Relates the novels of the eighteenth century to current social and political debates Accessibly and engagingly written for non-specialists Covers the key authors and texts of the period including Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels, Pamela, Northanger Abbey, Tristram Shandy and Frankenstein 
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