Fables of modernity : literature and culture in the English eighteenth century / Laura Brown.

Contents The metropolis : the fable of the city sewer -- Imperial fate : the fable of torrents and oceans -- Finance : the fable of lady credit -- Capitalism : fables of a new world -- Spectacles of cultural contact : the fable of the native prince -- the orangutang, the lap dog, and the parrot : the fable of the nonhuman being.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001001670
ISBN0801437563 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PR448.S64 B764 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold