
Imagining the Penitentiary
Fiction and the Architecture of Mind in Eighteenth-Century England
John Bender(Author)
University of Chicago Press
Published on 15. December 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
356 pages
978-0-226-04229-9 (ISBN)
Description
This brilliant and insightful contribution to cultural studies investigates the role of literature-particularly the novel-and visual arts in the development of institutions. Arguing the attitudes expressed in narrative literature and art between 1719 and 1779 helped bring about the change from traditional prisons to penitentiaries, John Bender offers studies of Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, The Beggar's Opera, Hogarth's Progresses, Jonathan Wild, and Amelia as well as illustrations from prison literature, art, and architecture in support of his thesis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 25 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
709 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-04229-9 (9780226042299)
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