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1 online resource (231 pages) |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-217) and index. |
| Contents |
Personal identity and personae in the eighteenth-century periodical -- 'The jakes of genius' : the nature of the Midwife -- A 'terrible old lady' : the persona of 'Mary Midnight' -- 'A perfect Swiss in writing' : literature and authorship in the Midwife -- 'Inwardly working a stirre to the mynde' : political satire in the Midwife -- The 'kind juggler' : social satire and enlightenment in the Midwife. |
| Summary |
Min Wild explores the idiosyncratic world of satire in the eighteenth-century periodical, focusing on Christopher Smart's underexplored Midwife, or Old Woman's Magazine. In analysing Smart's adoption of a peculiarly female persona, 'Mary Midnight', Wild reveals a learned and ribald wit satirically engaging with questions of gender, politics, and culture. Wild also offers insight into the difficult position in which eighteenth-century writers found themselves as ideas on the nature of authorship were being transformed. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Smart, Christopher, 1722-1771 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Smart, Christopher, 1722-1771. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Smart, Christopher, 1722-1771 -- Authorship.
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Authorship. |
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Midwife, or Old woman's magazine (London : 1750-1753)
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Midwife, or Old woman's magazine (London : 1750-1753) |
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Midwife, or Old woman's magazine (London : 1750-1753) |
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Smart, Christopher -- Satire. |
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Satire, English -- History and criticism.
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Satire, English. |
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English periodicals -- History -- 18th century.
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English periodicals. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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England -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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England. |
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Intellectual life. |
| Chronological Term |
1700 - 1799 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wild, Min. Christopher Smart and satire. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2008 (DLC) 2007039641 |
| ISBN |
075468217X (electronic book) |
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9780754682172 (electronic book) |
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0754661938 (Cloth) |
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9780754661931 (alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786611189648 |
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