Fictions of Friendship in the Eighteenth-Century Novel
This book explores the reciprocal influence of friendship ideals and narrative forms in eighteenth-century British fiction. It examines how various novelists, from Samuel Richardson to Mary Shelley, drew upon classical and early modern conceptions of true
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Bryan Mangano
Fictions of Friendship in the Eighteenth-Century Novel
Bryan Mangano Cornell College Mt. Vernon, Iowa, USA
Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print ISBN 978-3-319-48694-9 ISBN 978-3-319-48695-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-48695-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016963219 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: “The Two Friends” (1786). Courtesy of The Lewis Walpole Library Yale University. Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
For Anne and Charlie
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This book grew out of a seminar paper on Samuel Richardson’s Clarissa. The professor for that course and afterward my advisor, Eric Gidal, has offered invaluable support at every stage in the development of this project. I cannot thank him enough for his sympathies with the project’s aims and for his judicious guidance every step of the way. I wish to thank Garrett Stewart, whose scholarship and stimulating courses have inspired this study and who has been an immensely generous and d
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