Scepticism and literature an essay on Pope, Hume, Sterne, and Johnson

This study of the role of scepticism in literature offers an introduction to key issues in 18th-century literature and philosophy. Parker traces the presence of sceptical thinking in works by Pope, Hume, Sterne, & Johnson & relates it more broadly to the social self-consciousness of 18th-cen...

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Main Author:	Parker, G. F. 1956-
Format:	Electronic Resource
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Oxford University Press 2003.
Subjects:	Pope, Alexander > 1688-1744. Hume, David > 1711-1776. Sterne, Laurence > 1713-1768. Johnson, Samuel > 1691-1773. Skepticism in literature. English literature > History and criticism. > 18th century.
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