{"product_id":"marius-and-delia-paperback","title":"Marius and Delia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eD. M\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA masterpiece of early modern prose fiction, \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eMarius \u0026amp; Delia \u003c\/em\u003ewas lost to readers for 300 years. Published without an imprint in the mid-1690s, the title page of \u003cem\u003eMarius \u0026amp; Delia\u003c\/em\u003e identified the author only by the initials D. M. A handwritten attribution on the only known surviving copy credited the work to Deborah Milton, daughter of poet and polemicist John Milton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarius \u0026amp; Delia\u003c\/em\u003e draws together elements from picaresque fiction, Cervantes, Jonson and Restoration comedy to create a unified narrative centered upon a father-daughter relationship, played out against a realistic backdrop of late 17th-century political turmoil-featuring plots and counterplots, peopled by counterfeiters, con artists, alchemists, would-be regicides and \"all-cause rogues.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis transformative and subversive text exerted a powerful, if cryptic, influence upon the subsequent development of the English novel. Its critiques of gender politics and dominant ideologies -- the discourses of patriarchy, property and accumulation -- forced it underground in its own time, while establishing its relevance to ours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes the complete text of Deborah Milton's novel, accompanied by a comprehensive introduction, explanatory notes and glossary, as well as other ancillary materials pertinent to its textual history. Essays by five leading scholars explore its significance and offer essential insights to its interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 346\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47885616087261,"sku":"9781735795706","price":22.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/6Y2kDW5opx9781735795706.webp?v=1778044133","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/marius-and-delia-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}