Review of three monographs on eighteenth century literary forms

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Title
Review of three monographs on eighteenth century literary forms
Journal
Eighteenth Century Fiction
Author(s)
Soltysik Monnet A.
ISSN
0840-6286
Publication state
Published
Issued date
04/2016
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
28
Number
3
Pages
563-568
Language
english
Abstract
Review of Social Reform in Gothic Writing: Fantastic Forms of Change, 1764-1834 by Ellen Malenas Ledoux, Gothic Subjects: The Transformation of Individualism in American Fiction, 1790-1861 by Siân Silyn Roberts, Episodic Poetics: Politics and Literary Form after the Constitution by Matthew Garret
Scholarly review of three recent monographs on late eighteenth century literary forms, namely the Gothic novel and the narrative episode. All three studies examine these forms in their historical context, focusing on the cultural and political work performed by each. Ledoux looks at the social issues explored by the Gothic novel and Gothic drama, Roberts looks at the work of Charles Brockden Brown in relation to individualism and the formation of a national subject in the post-Revolutionary era, and Garrett examines the importance and ideological work of the 'episode' in the same period. Although two of the studies focus on the United States, all three show the influence of transatlantic approaches in recent years.
Keywords
Gothic, eighteenth century, genre, episode, transatlantic, social reform, individualism
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