Description: Tremendous philosophical, social, technological, and aesthetic revolutions overwhelmed those living in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This volume examines the manner in which writers employed the metaphor of the literary palimpsest to respond to the resulting disorie...
Brief description: Brian Bates is a Professor at the University of Brighton. He is the author of the bestselling novel, The Way of the Wyrd. His most recent book is The Human Face, co-written with John Cleese.
Review Quotes: "Taken together, the chapters of this book . . . make a real contribution to the field." --Larry H. Peer, Brigham Young University