The power of the passive self in English literature, 1640-1770

The power of the passive self in English literature, 1640-1770 / Scott Paul Gordon.

Author/creator	Gordon, Scott Paul, 1965-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Description	xi, 279 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	English literature--18th century --History and criticism. Passivity (Psychology) in literature. English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700 --History and criticism. Christianity and literature--Great Britain --History --18th century. Christianity and literature--Great Britain --History --17th century. Ethics in literature. Self in literature.

Contents	Introduction. "Spring and motive of our actions": disinterest and self-interest -- "Acted by another": agency and action in early modern England -- "The belief of the people": Thomas Hobbes and the battle over the heroic -- "For want of some heedfull eye": Mr. Spectator and the power of spectacle -- "For its own sake": virtue and agency in early eighteenth-century England -- "Not perform'd at all": managing Garrick's body in eighteenth-century England -- "I wrote my heart": Richardson's Clarissa and the tactics of sentiment -- Epilogue: "A sign of so noble a passion": the politics of disinterested selves.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2001043612
ISBN	0521810051

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PR448.P28 G67 2002	✔ Available	Place Hold