Cultural History of English Literature 1660-1789

In the eighteenth century, modern life as we know began to take shape: urban centres became ever denser and more culturally varied; exploration and colonial appropriation gave people a sense of globally interconnected cultures; women, workers and slaves pressed their claims for greater rights; and an increasingly literate population nurtured the emergence of new literary genres, such as the novel. English Literature 1660-1789 provides an introduction to some of the most important topics of eighteenth-century literature, including the city, trade, travel, colonialism, sexuality and domesticity. Covering a range of genres and authors, both canonical and less well-known, it treats each topic thematically across the span of the period. Throughout, the book demonstrates the impact of social, political and economic conditions on literary forms, and, conversely, the way literary representations helped shape expectations for individual and national identity and behaviour.Sussman, Charlotte is the author of 'Cultural History of English Literature 1660-1789 ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780745625140 and ISBN 0745625142.