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Romantic Hospitality and theResistance toAccommodation J Peter Melville 00_intro 3/1/07 12:04 Page iii This book has been published with the help of a grant from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Aid to Scholarly Publications Programme , using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program for our publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Melville, Peter, 1973– Romantic hospitality and the resistance to accommodation / Peter Melville. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-88920-517-8 isbn-10: 0-88920-517-5 1. Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712–1778—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Kant, Immanuel, 1724–1804 —Criticism and interpretation. 3. Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772–1834 —Criticism and interpretation. 4. Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797–1851 — Criticism and interpretation. 5. Hospitality in literature. 6. Strangers in literature. 7. Aliens in literature. i. Title. PN751.M45 2007 809'.93355 C2007-901466-6© 2007 Wilfrid Laurier University Press Waterloo, Ontario, Canada n2l 3c5 www.wlupress.wlu.ca Cover and text design by P.J.Woodland. Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyright material used in this text, and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately. Any errors and omissions called to the publisher’s attention will be corrected in future printings. ∞ This book is printed on Ancient Forest Friendly paper (100% post-consumer recycled). Printed in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted , in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. 00_intro 3/5/07 9:26 Page iv ...

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