Modern Chivalry
Containing the Adventures of Captain John Farrago and Teague O'Reagan, His Servant
Hugh Henry Brackenridge author Lewis Leary editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
Published:22nd Oct '03
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Like Don Quixote, Sterne's Tristram Shandy, and Fielding's Tom Jones, Modern Chivalry is a tale of adventuring, episodic and exciting. Despite the author's European inspirations, it is a distinctively American book, not just because of its homespun, native characters and slapstick humor, but also because it is a narrative of journeying and questing. As it follows Captain Farrago and his sidekick on their travels, the book's premise becomes clear—that democracy as practiced in America is valuable and worthy, but that it is subject to malfunctions when tinkered with by unfit men. A pointed caricature of American life, Modern Chivalry will be of great value to all interested in American history and literature.
ISBN: 9780742534032
Dimensions: 216mm x 143mm x 25mm
Weight: 426g
336 pages