Writing and Constructing the Self in Great Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century

John Baker

Original title: Writing and constructing the self in Great Britain in the long eighteenth century

earliest edition we have, 2018 Manchester University Press, 2019 hardcover 288 pages

Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century studies

This volume explores the various ways the ‘self’ was perceived, fashioned and written in the course of the long eighteenth century in Great Britain. Following a chronological narrative which highlights the problematic and intriguing nature of what we call the ‘self’ across time and from different perspectives, this book illustrates the diversity of vision, and the abiding unity of the subject, while foregrounding the...

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Writing and constructing the self in Great Britain in the long eighteenth century hardcover · 2019 · Manchester University Press · 288 pages · 9781526123367
Writing and Constructing the Self in Great Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century edition · 2018 · Manchester University Press · 9781526123350
Writing and Constructing the Self in Great Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century ebook · 2018 · Manchester University Press · 264 pages · 9781526123374

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