{"product_id":"cadences-of-unreason-william-adamson-9783631422847","title":"Cadences of Unreason: A Study of Pride \u0026 Madness in the Novels of Tobias Smollett","description":"Approaching the works of Tobias Smollett (1721-1771) via his non-fictional writings, this study examines the relationship between pride and madness in Smollett's novels. All of Smollett's protagonists, it is suggested, can be characterized by their fall from one of the most valued faculties of the 18th century: reason. Vanity and pride imply a rejection of reason and lead towards a fall into madness - the total negation of reason. The character's deviations are charted with their accompanying falls until, eventually, they are redeemed and find their niche inevitably outside estalished society.\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations include four prints by William Hogarth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Adamson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3631422849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783631422847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"William Adamson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486961447167,"sku":"9783631422847","price":76.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f69e2126-4800-41fb-b969-1f83c2597065.jpg?v=1778057419","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cadences-of-unreason-william-adamson-9783631422847","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}