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Explore the unexpected side of the eighteenth century with A Funny Thing: Eighteenth-Century Literature Undisciplined. Published by Cambridge University Press, this book reveals the oddities, silliness, and absurdities of the era. Rather than following standard disciplinary patterns, this work examines the period through three unique aesthetic modes: the anamorphic, the ludic, and the orificial. By focusing on these unnamed modes, the text offers fresh readings of notable figures such as Haywood, Walpole, Bentley, and Burney. This approach challenges the colonial disciplinary epistemes of propriety that have historically linked liberal selfhood to extractive capitalism. It is an essential read for those looking to see how literature of this period functions outside of traditional expectations.

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A Funny Thing: Eighteenth-Century Literature Undisciplined provides fresh readings of works by Haywood, Walpole, Bentley, and Burney.

This Cambridge University Press publication examines three specific aesthetic modes: the anamorphic, the ludic, and the orificial.

The text explores the oddities and absurdities of eighteenth-century literature to challenge traditional views of propriety.

Readers can study how this book addresses the connection between liberal selfhood and extractive capitalism through a new lens.

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Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1009486233
Category: Books > Subjects > History
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 05 June 2025
Listed Since: 20 December 2024

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