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Author:
Loar, Christopher F., author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2013069875
Title:
Political magic : British fictions of savagery and sovereignty, 1650-1750 / Christopher F. Loar.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Fordham University Press,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
xi, 326 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Political fiction, English--History and criticism.
English fiction--17th century--History and criticism.
English fiction--18th century--History and criticism.
Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.
Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--18th century.
Politics in literature.
Authority in literature.
Aliens in literature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-318) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : magical government -- Enchanting the savage : the politics of pyrotechnics in the Cavendish Circle -- Fire and sword : Aphra Behn and the materials of authority -- Talking guns and savage spaces: Daniel Defoe's civilizing technologies -- Doctrines deĢtestables : Jonathan Swift, despotism, and virtue -- Savage vision : violence, reason, and surveillance in Eliza Haywood -- Coda : Enemies.
ISBN:
082325691X
9780823256914
OCLC:
(OCoLC)861678545
LCCN:
2013037283
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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