The Expedition of Humphry Clinker: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

Smollett, Tobias; Gottlieb, Evan

ISBN 10: 0393936716 / ISBN 13: 9780393936711

Published by W. W. Norton & Company (edition Second), 2015

About this Item

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Expedition of Humphry Clinker: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (edition Second)
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393936716
• ISBN 13: 9780393936711
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Second.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

This Norton Critical Edition restores the full title to the 1771 novel and emphasises the growing recognition of Smollett as a major British author.

The text, based on the first edition, is accompanied by explanatory footnotes. "Backgrounds and Contexts" includes selections from Smollett’s early poetry as well as non-fiction writing. "Criticism" presents the most important reviews of the book. "Contemporary Criticism" focuses on recent scholarship. A chronology and a bibliography are also included.

About the Author

Evan Gottlieb is Associate Professor of English at Oregon State University. He is the author of Feeling British: Sympathy and National Identity in Scottish and English Writing, 1707–1832, Walter Scott and Contemporary Theory, and Romantic Globalism: British Literature and Modern World Order, 1750–1830. He is co-editor of Approaches to Teaching Scott’s Waverly Novels and Representing Place in British Literature and Culture, 1660–1830: From Local to Global. He is also a regular contributor to the Huffington Post books blog.