On Second Thought : Updating the Eighteenth-Century Text
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1611493145
ISBN-13
9781611493146
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
University of Delaware Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 1st, 2007
Print length
301 Pages
Weight
624 grams
Dimensions
24.50 x 16.80 x 2.10 cms
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Literary reference works
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Why isn't once enough for the telling of some tales? Why do we return to write and read sequels or updates or revisions? Why do some narratives provoke responses decades or even centuries after their first appearance? Why do some authors stimulate imitations and acts of impersonation or ventriloquism? The essays in this collection address these questions and others with respect to eighteenth-century texts. Divided into two parts, the book focuses on, first, eighteenth-century sequels and, then, twentieth-century updates to offer cogent, provocative readings of individual works that contest the notion of proprietary authorship by acts of appropriation, homage, and intertextuality. The volume reflects current critical trends in its expansive sense of 'text' as well as in its emphasis on postmodern and postcolonial themes.
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