The Female Quixote: or The Adventures of Arabella

by Charlotte Lennox, Margaret Dalziel (Editor), Margaret Anne Doody (Introduction)

Overview

The Female Quixote (1752), a vivacious and ironical novel parodying the style of Cervantes, portrays the beautiful and aristocratic Arabella, whose passion for reading romances leads her into all manner of misunderstandings. Praised by Fielding, Richardson and Samuel Johnson, the book quickly established Charlotte Lennox as a foremost writer of the Novel of Sentiment. With an excellent introduction and full explanatory notes, this edition will be of particular interest to students of women's literature, and of the eighteenth-century novel. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192669513
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	04/17/2008
Series:	Oxford World's Classics Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Charlotte Lennox (c.1727-1804), an American-born English novelist, was also the author of The Life of Harriot Stuart and Henrietta.
Amanda Gilroy and Wil Verhoeven teach at the University of Groningen.