Utopian Geographies and the Early English Novel

Instead of addressing the emergent novel as a mid-eighteenth-century form closely connected to domesticity, nationality, or realism, Pearl's study emphasizes earlier fictions, which, as his thoroughly-researched introduction points out, are dominated not by scenes of home life and domesticated...

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Published in:Studies in the novel 2015, Vol.47 (2), p.277-278
Main Author: LOAR, CHRISTOPHER F.
Format: Review
Language:English
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Behn, Aphra (1640-1689)
Defoe, Daniel (1660-1731)
English language
English literature
Language history
Literary criticism
Novels
REVIEWS
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)
Utopias
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Summary:Instead of addressing the emergent novel as a mid-eighteenth-century form closely connected to domesticity, nationality, or realism, Pearl's study emphasizes earlier fictions, which, as his thoroughly-researched introduction points out, are dominated not by scenes of home life and domesticated eroticism but rather by travel and visits to exotic locations.
ISSN:0039-3827
1934-1512
DOI:10.1353/sdn.2015.0033