Description |
1 online resource (86 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Cambridge elements. Elements in eighteenth-century connections |
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Cambridge elements. Elements in eighteenth-century connections.
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Contents |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Reading with the Burneys: Patronage, Paratext, Performance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Critical Context -- Structure of the Element -- 1 Introducing Charles Burney -- 1.1 Charterhouse -- 1.2 Cambridge -- 1.3 Shinfield -- 1.4 Aberdeen and Banff -- 1.5 A Common Theme: Prospects, Poetry, and Patronage -- 2 Charles and Evelina -- 2.1 The Shinfield Evelina -- 2.2 The Aberdeen Evelina -- 2.3 The Banff Evelina -- 2.4 The SC Set: Markings and 'Moor Fowls' -- 3 Prefixing Evelina -- 3.1 'Whoe'er Thou Art': Universal Inscription |
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3.2 The 'Prefixed' Poem as Paratext -- 4 Reading Evelina -- 4.1 The 'Poetical Turn' -- 4.2 Sisters, lovers, and patrons -- 4.3 The Poaching Economy -- 5 Loaning Evelina -- 5.1 'The Custody of the Subscriber': Borrowing Evelina -- 5.2 'All the Sweet Creatures': Lending Evelina -- Afterword -- List of Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication |
Summary |
This Element offers a multidimensional study of reading practice and sibling rivalry in late eighteenth-century Britain. The case study is the Aberdeen student and disgraced thief Charles Burney's treatment of Evelina (1778), the debut novel of his sister Frances Burney. Coulombeau uses Charles's manuscript poetry, letters, and marginalia, alongside illustrative prints and circulating library archives, to tell the story of how he attempted to control Evelina's reception in an effort to bolster his own socio-literary status. Uniting approaches drawn from literary studies, biography, bibliography, and the history of the book, the Element enriches scholarly understanding of the reception of Frances Burney's fiction, with broader implications for studies of gender, class, kinship and reading in this period. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-84) |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed November 6, 2024) |
Subject |
Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840. Evelina.
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Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840 -- Friends and associates
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Burney, Charles, 1757-1817 -- Crticism and interpretation
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Sibling rivalry.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781009439480 |
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1009439480 |
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9781009439503 |
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1009439502 |
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