The English Didactic Novel (1778-1814) and the Paradox of the Genteel Ambassador
In the eighteenth century, literary output in general, and novels in particular, were thought to have important effects on readers, which critics’ widespread concern for their ‘moral tendency’ exemplifies. However, for critics, ‘unexceptionable’ morals do not necessarily imply positive moral instruc...
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| Language: | English |
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Société d'Etudes Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles
2022-12-01
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| Series: | XVII-XVIII |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/1718/10410 |