The Rhetoric of Diversion in English Literature and Culture, 1690–1760
| Author | : Darryl P. Domingo |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2016-03-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781107146273 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1107146275 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Rhetoric of Diversion in English Literature and Culture, 1690–1760 by : Darryl P. Domingo
Download or read book The Rhetoric of Diversion in English Literature and Culture, 1690–1760 written by Darryl P. Domingo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of how literature of the early eighteenth century represented a newly fashionable life of amusement and diversion. Chapters explore a range of diversionary preoccupations and argue that the devices of digressive wit adopt similar forms and fulfil similar functions in literature as do diversions in eighteenth-century culture.
