Beschreibung:
The aim of this book, originally published in 1978, is to make the reading of literary classics such as Gulliver's Travels, Robinson Crusoe, Tom Jones, The Beggar's Opera and Tristram Shandy an even richer experience by giving them an intelligible place in history.
Illustrations. Table of Dates. 1. Introduction: The Writer and Society Pat Rogers 2. Politics W.A. Speck 3. Religion and Ideas John Valdimir Price 4. Science G.S. Rousseau 5. The Visual Arts Peter Willis. Index