Citizens of the World

Nine authors from prominent universities around the world show how the adventurous thinkers, artists, and adventurers of the eighteenth-century period placed adaptation at the center of the quest for a modern civilization. The book will appeal to cultural historians, historians of science, and those interested in literary metamorphoses.

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsPreface: Surviving the Eighteenth Century by Samara Anne CahillIntroduction: "All manag'd for the best": Ecology and the Dynamics of Adaptationby David FairerPart I: Interdisciplinary AdaptationsChapter One: The Elusive Image Rising over the Horizon: Re-contextualizing the Legacy of an Eighteenth-Century Aristocrat by Gilles MassotChapter Two: Hot Air and Chilly Welcomes: Accidental Arrivals with Balloons and Airships in the Eighteenth Century and Beyond by Jessika WichnerPart II: Transnational AdaptationsChapter Three: Wide Open Hemispheres: Punch Bowls, Punch, and World Citizenship in Eighteenth-Century British Culture by Bärbel CzenniaChapter Four: "The story is now about us": Olive Senior to "England's wealthiest son" by Shirley ChewPart III: Gendered AdaptationsChapter Five: Avast Ye Mateys! There Be Pirates Here-But How Will We Recognize Them? by Kathryn DuncanChapter Six: Sea and Mulberry: H¿ Xuân H¿¿ng, Nguy¿n Du, and the Establishment of a Vietnamese National Literature by Susan Spencer and Nhu NguyenConclusion: The Coziness of Crisis: The Invigorating Enlightenment Art of Adapting to Almost Anything by Kevin L. CopeBibliographyPrimary SourcesSecondary SourcesIndexAbout the Contributors