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An avowed political historian of the Namierite persuasion, Derek Jarrett correctly observes that Namier's structural approach to politics rested upon "questions about unconscious as well as conscious motives, about the myths and prejudices which ordinary people cherished and which politicians exploited" (p. 11). In this respect Jarrett contends that an examination of William Hogarth and his works provides a most useful point of departure for understanding...

When Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) arrived in the spa town of Bath, at the age of 31, he was an artist of modest reputation. When he left 16 years later, he was recognized as one of Europe's foremost painters. In this study, Susan Sloman examines how this transformation took place.

Informed by a knowledge of political thought and by close attention to poetic texture, Disowned by Memory is above all a study of moral psychology. The idea of personal consciousness which we now take for granted, yet which has been vital to the development of modern poetry, had much of its real beginning in Wordsworth. More than any other work of criticism, this book tells how that discovery occurred.