{"product_id":"great-expectations-mascha-hansen-9783631620076","title":"Great Expectations: Futurity in the Long Eighteenth Century","description":"What did eighteenth-century men and women think about when they contemplated the future? What was hidden in the  dark bosom of futurity , as Richardson's Pamela calls it? Do all types of literature that supply a critique of the present conjure up an idealized past or a vision of a better future? Predictions and prophecies - not only astrological but also political ones, utopian models, theological concepts like predestination, progress in the sciences, and, last but not least, life-after-death, both in the form of secular fame and the immortal soul, are among the topics addressed by the essays collected in this volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mascha Hansen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3631620071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783631620076\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 09\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Mascha Hansen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48066386886911,"sku":"9783631620076","price":96.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4422eb9a-9660-4d90-b271-60ca2dd4ccfe.jpg?v=1768678206","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/great-expectations-mascha-hansen-9783631620076","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}