Distraction : problems of attention in eighteenth-century literature /

Early novel reading typically conjures images of rapt readers in quiet rooms, but commentators at the time described reading as a fraught activity, one occurring amidst a distracting cacophony that included sloshing chamber pots and wailing street vendors. Auditory distractions were compounded by li...

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Main Author:	Phillips, Natalie M. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.
Subjects:	1700-1799 English literature > 18th century > History and criticism. Psychology and literature > History > 18th century. Distraction (Psychology) Cognition in literature. Interest (Psychology) Enlightenment > Great Britain. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Online Access:	Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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