Geoffrey M Sill
Biographic Data
| ID | 6426437 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Geoffrey M Sill |
| GIVEN NAMES | Geoffrey M |
| FAMILY NAME | Sill |
| SIGNATURE | SILL G M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Witlings and the Woman Hater
This Broadview edition pairs two of Frances Burney's linked comedies. They both present the character of Lady Smatter, a femme savante whose lineage may be traced back to Moliere; they both centre on the misfortunes of the elle figure, the dispossessed heiress and wife who appears frequently in Burney's fiction; and they both criticize a culture of misogyny that breeds suspicion and resentment. The Witlings, lighter and more comic, derives from l…
Neurology and the Novel
Alexander Monro primus (1697--1767) wrote several influential works on the anatomy of the nervous system. His experiments, continued by his son Monro secundus, exhibit the shift from mechanism to vitalism that laid new emphasis on the means by which the nerves convey sensation. Apparent allusions to Robinson Crusoe in an essay written by Monro primus for his daughter in 1739 suggest that his interest in the problem of sensibility may have been ra…
Defoe's two versions of the outlaw
The Witlings and the Woman Hater
This Broadview edition pairs two of Frances Burney's linked comedies. They both present the character of Lady Smatter, a femme savante whose lineage may be traced back to Moliere; they both centre on the misfortunes of the elle figure, the dispossessed heiress and wife who appears frequently in Burney's fiction; and they both criticize a culture of misogyny that breeds suspicion and resentment. The Witlings, lighter and more comic, derives from l…
Defoe's two versions of the outlaw
Neurology and the Novel
Alexander Monro primus (1697--1767) wrote several influential works on the anatomy of the nervous system. His experiments, continued by his son Monro secundus, exhibit the shift from mechanism to vitalism that laid new emphasis on the means by which the nerves convey sensation. Apparent allusions to Robinson Crusoe in an essay written by Monro primus for his daughter in 1739 suggest that his interest in the problem of sensibility may have been ra…
The Witlings and the Woman Hater
This Broadview edition pairs two of Frances Burney's linked comedies. They both present the character of Lady Smatter, a femme savante whose lineage may be traced back to Moliere; they both centre on the misfortunes of the elle figure, the dispossessed heiress and wife who appears frequently in Burney's fiction; and they both criticize a culture of misogyny that breeds suspicion and resentment. The Witlings, lighter and more comic, derives from l…
Art (3 works) · Anatomy (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Giambattista Vico and Joyce (1 work) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (1 work) · History (1 work) · History of Medicine Studies (1 work) · Judicial and Constitutional Studies (1 work) · Linguistics (1 work) · Literature (1 work)