The Polite Marriage
Eighteenth Century Essays

Originally published in 1938, this book explores six 'minor phenomena' from eighteenth-century literature.

J. M. S. Tompkins (Author)

9781107650916, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 May 2014

218 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.28 kg

Originally published in 1938, this book explores six 'minor phenomena' from eighteenth-century literature. Each figure is briefly discussed in Tompkins' earlier book, The Popular Novel in England, but here they are dealt with more fully. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in overlooked British authors.

1. The polite marriage
2. The didactic lyre
3. The Bristol milkwoman
4. The Scotch parents
5. Clio in motley
6. Mary Hays, philosophess
Note on sources
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]