Transnational England : Home and Abroad, 1780-1860
Class, Monika LU
and Robinson, Terry F.
(2009)
- Abstract
- The rise of the modern English nation coincided with England’s increased encounters with other peoples, both at home and abroad. Their cultures and ideas—artistic, religious, political, and philosophical—contributed, in turn, to the composition of England’s own domestic identity. Transnational England sheds light on this exchange through a close investigation of the literatures of the time, from dramas to novels, travel narratives to religious hymns, and poetry to prose, all of which reveal how connections between England and other world communities 1780-1860 simultaneously fostered and challenged the sovereignty of the English nation and the ideological boundaries that constituted it.
Featuring essays from distinguished and... (More) - The rise of the modern English nation coincided with England’s increased encounters with other peoples, both at home and abroad. Their cultures and ideas—artistic, religious, political, and philosophical—contributed, in turn, to the composition of England’s own domestic identity. Transnational England sheds light on this exchange through a close investigation of the literatures of the time, from dramas to novels, travel narratives to religious hymns, and poetry to prose, all of which reveal how connections between England and other world communities 1780-1860 simultaneously fostered and challenged the sovereignty of the English nation and the ideological boundaries that constituted it.
Featuring essays from distinguished and emergent scholars that will enhance the literary, historical, and cultural knowledge of England's interaction with European, American, Eastern, and Asian nations during a time of increased travel and vast imperial expansion, this volume is valuable reading for academics and students alike. (Less)
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- author
- Class, Monika
LU
and Robinson, Terry F.
- publishing date
- 2009
- type
- Book/Report
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Nineteenth century, National identity, Englishness, Transnational, Nationalism, Literature and culture
- pages
- 283 pages
- publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- ISBN
- 9781443801966
- 1443801968
- language
- English
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- 0bff38d1-8f71-4cdf-af8b-fc3b4358b965
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