Jones, Richard J.
(2018).
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.1111/1754-0208.12525 |
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Abstract
Tobias Smollett wrote one of the best‐selling historical works of the eighteenth century: the Complete History of England and Continuation. By exploring the idea of ‘continuation’ – both as a form of publication and as a narrative technique – this article seeks to recover the work in which Smollett was engaged. To do so, it considers connections with David Hume's History of England. It suggests that, unlike Hume, Smollett attempted to sustain a media event – one that was supported by his work as both critic and translator. It is this that should be understood as Smollett's work of history.
| Item Type: | Journal Item |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2018 British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies |
| ISSN: | 1754-0208 |
| Keywords: | Tobias Smollett; David Hume; history; mediation; translation; serialisation; Enlightenment |
| Academic Unit/School: | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities > English & Creative Writing Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) |
| Research Group: | History of Books and Reading (HOBAR) |
| Item ID: | 52484 |
| Depositing User: | Richard Jones |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Dec 2017 16:37 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Aug 2019 01:28 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/52484 |
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