The Grotesque Depiction of War and the Military in Eighteenth-Century English Fiction

by David Mcneil

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A discussion of the tradition of grotesque portrayals of war and the military, especially their proliferation in Restoration and eighteenth-century English literature. Swift's the Travels is examined in particular, as well as the novels of Smollett, Fielding, and Stern. Illustrations of graphic satire by Hogarth and others.
  • ISBN10 0874133696
  • ISBN13 9780874133691
  • Publish Date 1 May 2005
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Associated University Presses
  • Imprint University of Delaware Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 229
  • Language English