
Writing and Constructing the Self in Great Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century
Title:
Writing and Constructing the Self in Great Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century
Author:
Series (if any):
Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies
Edited by:
Ingram, Allan
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
288 pages
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
ISBN-13:
9781526123367
EAN:
9781526123367
Publication Date:
23/10/2018
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
584
Dimensions (mm):
145 x 222 x 25
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
This volume explores the notion of the ‘self’ as it was elaborated and expressed by philosophers, novelists, churchmen, poets and diarists in the Enlightenment. The questions raised by the twelve essays and the introduction, explore the unity, diversity and fragility of a recognisably modern self. -- .











