This is a revisionist study of the literary and visual representation of the nation in the century following the formation of the British state. It argues that the most engaging accounts of Great Britain subject their imagery to sustained artistic pressure, threatening to dismantle the national vision at the moment of its construction.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Thomson’s Vision of Britannia 2. Smollett and Dialectical Nationalism 3. Ramsay, Hume, and British Portraiture 4. Ossian, Wolfe, and the Death of Heroism 5. Boswell: Self, Text, Nation 6. Scott, Turner, and the Vision of North Britain Bibliography Index
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Sebastian Mitchell is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Birmingham, UK.
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Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● Sidor 291 ● ISBN 9781137290113 ● Filstorlek 2.5 MB ● Utgivare Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Stad London ● Land GB ● Publicerad 2013 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2712723 ● Kopieringsskydd Social DRM
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