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1	The Great Good Book: the Bible and the Roots of Western Literature (Portable Professor Series) by Adam Potkay see all copies from $12.99! new only from $83.93!
2	The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews more books like this by Henry Fielding, Adam Potkay (Editor) This satirical Austen novel points to the hypocrisy of a country that calls itself free--England--yet denies women full moral stature. Fanny Price, unlike any of Austen's other heroines, is from a poor family--though she was raised by her rich uncle and aunt in the grand country house of the title, where only her cousin Edmund (with whom she falls ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.84! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Black Atlantic Writers of the Eighteenth Century: Living the New Exodus in England and the Americas more books like this by Adam Potkay (Editor), Sandra Burr (Editor) This important book brings together for the first time works by four major black writers who published between 1770 and 1793: Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, John Marrant, Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, and Olaudah Equiano. Crisscrossing the Atlantic Ocean from West Africa to the West Indies, from the American mainland to the British Isles, these men share a ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $43.64! \| SVS
4	The Fate of Eloquence in the Age of Hume more books like this by Adam Potkay "This highly recommended study manifests a sure grasp of political and cultural history, familiarity with current critical approaches, and a lucid and often witty style."-Choice "Potkay sees in Hume and in the period, a deep ambivalence toward eloquence. . . . While Hume is at the center of this book, much of Potkay's analysis concerns other ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $70.00! \| first editions
5	The Story of Joy: From the Bible to Late Romanticism more books like this by Adam Potkay A highly original and hugely enjoyable literary and cultural history of joy from ancient times to the present. see all copies from $49.50! new only from $49.50!
6	The Passion for Happiness: Samuel Johnson and David Hume more books like this by Adam Potkay Although widely perceived as inhabiting different, even opposed, literary worlds, Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) and David Hume (1711-1776) shared common ground as moralists. Adam Potkay traces their central concerns to Hellenistic philosophy, as conveyed by Cicero, and to earlier moderns such as Addison and Mandeville. Johnson's and Hume's large and ... see all copies from $29.93! new only from $32.30!

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