Love in Excess
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Love in Excess is an early 18th-century amatory novel by Eliza Haywood that explores intense passion, desire, and the complexities of romantic entanglements in Restoration-era high society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English literature work
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amatory fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Eliza Haywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between passion and virtue
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constraints of social decorum ⓘ female agency in love and desire ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1719 ⓘ |
| firstPublisherLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
amatory novel
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romance fiction ⓘ sentimental fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
aristocratic lovers
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coquettes ⓘ rakes ⓘ virtuous heroines ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
reassessed as important to novel history
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recognized as a key work of Eliza Haywood ⓘ studied in feminist literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Love in Excess, Part I
NERFINISHED
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Love in Excess, Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ Love in Excess, Part III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the English novel ⓘ |
| literaryContext |
early English novel tradition
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rise of women writers in the 18th century ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
desire
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gender and power dynamics ⓘ intense passion ⓘ marriage and courtship ⓘ romantic entanglements ⓘ social reputation ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | love affairs of aristocratic characters ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commercial success in early 18th century
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depiction of female desire ⓘ early example of amatory fiction in English ⓘ |
| originalAudience |
literate urban readers
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readers of early 18th-century romance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Restoration era ⓘ |
| settingPlace | high society ⓘ |
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