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Interest and connection in the eighteenth century : Hervey, Johnson, Smith, Equiano / Jacob Sider Jost

Author
Sider Jost, Jacob, 1983-
Published
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
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1 online resource (194 pages)
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Contents
The Whig Theory of Mind: Influence and Interpretation in Lord Hervey -- The Variety of Human Wishes -- Professor Smith -- Interesting Narratives -- Conclusion: Reigning Words and Glorious Revolutions.
Summary
"This book shows how the multiple meanings of "interest" allowed writers in the eighteenth century to make connections among different spheres of life such as finance, economics, politics, psychology, and aesthetics"--
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ISBN
0813945062 electronic book
9780813945064 (electronic bk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Endowment Note
Paterno Family Librarian Endowment in Literature
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