Seventeenth-Century English Romance : Allegory, Ethics, and Politics /

Overturning the common characterization of Seventeenth Century English prose romance as an exhausted, imitative genre with little bearing on the evolution of the novel, this book argues that early modern romance was a central forum for exploring the newly pressing moral-philosophical and political p...

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Main Author: Zurcher, Amelia A. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
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Summary:Overturning the common characterization of Seventeenth Century English prose romance as an exhausted, imitative genre with little bearing on the evolution of the novel, this book argues that early modern romance was a central forum for exploring the newly pressing moral-philosophical and political problem of self-interest.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (236 pages)
ISBN:9780230605138
DOI:10.1057/9780230605138