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Comparative Practices : Literature, Language, and Culture in Britain's Long Eighteenth Century /

Comparisons not only prove fundamental in the epistemological foundation of modernity (Foucault, Luhmann), but they fulfil a central function in social life and the production of art. Taking a cue from the Practice Turn in sociology, the contributors are investigating the role of comparative practic...

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Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Böhm-Schnitker, Nadine (Editor), Hartner, Marcus (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [sine loco] : transcript Verlag, 2022.
Subjects:
Literature > History and criticism > 18th century.
Littérature > Histoire et critique.
Littérature > Histoire et critique > 18e siècle.
Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Literature
1700-1799
Culture
Britain
Novel
Eighteenth-Century
Cultural History
British Studies
Literary Studies
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Comparisons not only prove fundamental in the epistemological foundation of modernity (Foucault, Luhmann), but they fulfil a central function in social life and the production of art. Taking a cue from the Practice Turn in sociology, the contributors are investigating the role of comparative practices in the formation of eighteenth-century literature and culture. The book conceives of social practices of comparing as being entrenched in networks of circulation of bodies, artefacts, discourses, and ideas, and aims to investigate how such practices ordered and changed British literature and culture during the long eighteenth century.
Physical Description:1 online resource (227 pages)
ISBN:3839457998
9783839457993