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1 online resource (340 pages) |
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Fiction |
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polychrome |
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Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
'Political Magic' examines British fictions of exploration and colonialism from 1650 to 1750, arguing that narratives of intercultural contact reimagine political categories such as sovereignty and popular power. By examining works by Margaret Cavendish, Daniel Defoe, Aphra Behn, Jonathan Swift, and Eliza Haywood in conjunction with political writing and travelogues, 'Political Magic' locates a subterranean discourse of sovereignty in the century after Hobbes, finding surprising affinities between the government of 'savages' and of Britons. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Magical Government; 1. Enchanting the Savage: The Politics of Pyrotechnics in the Cavendish Circle; 2. Fire and Sword: Aphra Behn and the Materials of Authority; 3. Talking Guns and Savage Spaces: Daniel Defoe's Civilizing Technologies; 4. Doctrines Détestables: Jonathan Swift, Despotism, and Virtue; 5 Savage Vision: Violence, Reason, and Surveillance in Eliza Haywood; Coda: Enemies; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Political fiction, English -- History and criticism.
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Political fiction, English. |
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English fiction -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
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English fiction. |
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17th century |
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English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
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Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
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FICTION -- General. |
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Politics and literature. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General. |
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1600-1799 |
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Fiction.
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Fiction.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Loar, Christopher F. Political magic : British fictions of savagery and sovereignty, 1650-1750. New York : Fordham University Press, ©2014 xi, 326 pages 9780823256914 |
| ISBN |
9780823256945 (electronic book) |
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0823256944 (electronic book) |
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9780823256921 (electronic book) |
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0823256928 (electronic book) |
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9780823261437 (ebook) |
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0823261433 (ebook) |
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9780823256914 |
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