York Notes Companions: The Long 18th Century

From Restoration poets and playwrights Dryden, Rochester and Behn, through to the great eighteenth-century novelists and satirists Richardson, Burney and Defoe, this volume discusses the key literary developments of the age. Covering important topics of debate, such as trade, expansion and slavery, nature, liberty, and print culture, this "York Notes Companion" also incorporates relevant critical theory throughout for a complete and wide-ranging introduction.