ENGL 3207H Lecture 5: Lecture 5 - The History of Emily Montague (Feb. 8)
10 Mar 2016
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Going into the later half of the 18th century. The novel as a form comes into its own. Experimenting with the novel form and what to do with it. Novel taking a shape that we would recognize today. Direct access to emotions and feelings sensibility. Interruption of letters due to the winter ships cannot get in, they start to write to each other. Challenges of getting letters from point a to point b. Quebec is a new and conquered territory. Doing more than just allowing the characters to talk about their feelings all the time. Expansion of global trade as justification for empire. Looking for resources and sending them back to england. Rivers the importance of his name; fluidity; always moving. I am just setting out for america, on a scheme i once hinted to you, of settling the lands to which i have a right as a lieutenant-colonel on half pay.
