The romantic adventures of a reckless yet personable young man are chronicled in what is considered to be the forerunner of the modern novel.

Originally published in 1972, Henry Fielding and the Augustan Ideal Under Stress, focuses on the various disruptive forces in the literary culture of the Augustan period. His discussion centres on…

Now best known for three great novels - Tom Jones, Joseph Andrews and Amelia - Henry Fielding (1707-54) made a substantial contribution to eighteenth-century culture. This collection of specially-commissioned essays…

This volume provides lively and authoritative introductions to twenty-nine of the most important British and Irish poets. Each essay offers a new assessment of a single poet’s achievement and importance…

Multidisciplinary study of literary criticism in Britain and Europe between 1660 and 1800.

This book is a wide-ranging study of British literature and art from the late seventeenth through the early nineteenth centuries, one that stresses the connections between visual and verbal representation.