Literary History Writing, 1770–1820

1. Introduction
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Section I. Writing and Rewriting Lives

2. Writing Lives
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3. Rewriting Lives: Revolution, Reaction, and Apostasy
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Section II. Literary History and Books

4. Bibliomania and Antiquarianism
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5. Literary History and Literary Specimens
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Section III. Isaac D’Israeli and Literary History

6. Apostasy and Exclusion
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7. The Structures of Opinion
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Section IV. The Genres of Literary History

8. The “whole mind of the nation”
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9. Literary History, Periodicals, Lectures
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10. Conclusion
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Keywords: Literature, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, Literary History, Literary Theory, Cultural Theory, British and Irish Literature