A Companion to the Eighteenth-century Novel furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral contexts. An up-to-date resource for the study of the eighteenth-century novelFurnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral contextForegrounds those topics of most historical and political relevance to the twenty-first centuryExplores formative influences on the eighteenth-century novel, its engagement with the major issues and philosophies of the period, and its lasting legacyCovers both traditional themes, such as narrative authority and print culture, and cutting-edge topics, such as globalization, nationhood, technology, and scienceConsiders both canonical and non-canonical literature