Headlong Hall - edizione con copertina flessibile

Thomas Love Peacock was an 18th century English author and satirist. Peacock's work was influenced by his friend Percy Bysshe Shelley. Peacock's novels used the same basic setting: that of a group of people at a table discussing and criticizing philosophical opinions. Headlong Hall was first published anonymously in 1816. Peacock uses satirical characters to present a variety of philosophical ideas. Squire Headlong had gathered a group of intellectuals who all get a chance to present their ideas. It is not clear whether anyone actually listens to the other's dieas. Peacock does an excellent job of using his characters in arguing both sides of a debate.