{"product_id":"modern-chivalry-containing-the-adventures-of-captain-john-farrago-and-teague-oreagan-his-servant-9780742534032","title":"Modern Chivalry: Containing the Adventures of Captain John Farrago and Teague O'Reagan, His Servant","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hugh Henry Brackenridge | Lewis Leary\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e, Sterne's \u003ci\u003eTristram Shandy\u003c\/i\u003e, and Fielding's \u003ci\u003eTom Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eModern Chivalry\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of adventuring, episodic and exciting. Despite the author's European inspirations, it is a distinctively American book, not just because of its homespun, native characters and slapstick humor, but also because it is a narrative of journeying and questing. As it follows Captain Farrago and his sidekick on their travels, the book's premise becomes clear-that democracy as practiced in America is valuable and worthy, but that it is subject to malfunctions when tinkered with by unfit men. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA pointed caricature of American life, \u003ci\u003eModern Chivalry\u003c\/i\u003e will be of great value to all interested in American history and literature.","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47613985063063,"sku":"9780742534032","price":6376.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780742534032.webp?v=1775089428","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/modern-chivalry-containing-the-adventures-of-captain-john-farrago-and-teague-oreagan-his-servant-9780742534032","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}