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Jack M. Downs
This study argues that eighteenth-century ‘belles lettres’ rhetorical theory played a key role in developing a horizon of expectation concerning the nature and purpose of the novel that extended well…
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Jack M Downs
Developing a history of the English novel requires the inclusion of a vast range of cultural, economic, religious, social, and aesthetic influences. But the role of eighteenth-century English rhetorical theory…