Features contributors who demonstrate the significant role that fiction plays in early modern European culture, not only in a variety of its literary genres, but also in its formation of philosophical ideas, political theories, and the law. This volume explores these uses of fiction in a series of interrelated case studies.
'This collection, stemming from a pair of workshops held in Oxford in 2007, is a useful compendium of recent approaches to the question of literary, legal, and philosophical 'fictions' ... considerabl[y] useful...' French Studies 'These essays, replete with fiction and hypothesis, are inspirational in their execution and breadth, and will be enjoyed by anyone engaged in early modern fiction and thought.' Modern Language Review '... consistently fine collection of essays ...' Clio
