The Afterlife of Character, 1726-1825 John Van Horne ‘A Mortician’s Instinct’ (Kamva Majo)

‘A Mortician’s Instinct’ (Kamva Majo)

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Though they fell in love in college

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Drawing on both eastern and western philosophies

The Afterlife of Character, 1726-1825 John Van Horne ‘A Mortician’s Instinct’ (Kamva Majo)The Afterlife of Character, 1726 1825 reconstructs how eighteenth century British readers invented further adventures for beloved characters, including Gulliver, Falstaff, Pamela, and Tristram Shandy. Far from being close ended and self contained, the novels and plays in which these characters first appeared were treated by many as merely a starting point, a collective reference perpetually inviting augmentation through an astonishing wealth of