基本説明
収録作品：Anon., Berkeley Hall; Or, The Pupil of Experience (1796)このジャンル随一の娯楽作家の作。Jane West, A Tale of the Times (1799)反ジャコバン派思潮が最高潮に達した中、作者の第3作は、政治的というよりも道徳的な主張に重きを置く。Isaac D’Israeli, Vaurien; Or, Sketches of the Times (1797)新時代の哲学者を懐疑主義や狂信主義と同様に時代を歪めたと非難する。Sophia King, Waldorf; Or, The Dangers of Philosophy (1798)衝動的な少年が瞑想的な解放者と実践的な哲学者の間で揺れ動く。Edward Dubois, St Godwin: A Tale of the 16th, 17th, and 18th c. (1800)Edited by Robert Milesゴドウィン嫌悪の表明。Charles Lucas, The Infernal Quixote: A Tale of the Day (1801)1798年のアイルランド蜂起を材に、キリスト教への信仰と社会組織こそ、悪と急進思想に対するイギリスの最良の守りであることを示す。
Full Description
A selection of Anti-Jacobin novels reprinted in full with annotations. The set includes works by male and female writers holding a range of political positions within the Anti-Jacobin camp, and represents the French Revolution, American Revolution, Irish Rebellion and political unrest in Scotland.
Contents
VOLUME 6 Anon., Berkeley Hall; or, The Pupil of Experience (1796), VOLUME 7 Jane West, A Tale of the Times (1799), VOLUME 8 Isaac D'Israeli, Vaurien; or, Sketches of the Times (1797), VOLUME 9 Sophia King, Waldorf; or, The Dangers of Philosophy (1798), Edward Dubois, St Godwin: A Tale of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Century (2nd edn, 1800), VOLUME 10 Charles Lucas, The Infernal Quixote: A Tale of the Day (1801)
