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Fictions of the Self, 1550-1800
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Fictions of the Self, 1550-1800
Contributors:
By (Author) Arnold Weinstein
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
809.3
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
314
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
595g
Description
The author charts the interaction between self and world through four major phases whereby the self initially has marginal status (the picaresque), begins to flourish and court recognition (Defoe, Marivaux, and Fielding), glows defiant and tries to impose its will on society and the other (Prevost, Richardson, Goethe, and Laclos), and finally makes
