Nation and Migration - The Making of British Atlantic Literature, 1765-1835

Zusatztext Shields' innovative study builds on the definitive formulations and insights of New British History architect J.G.A. Pocock and the subsequent achievements of devolutionary, archipelagic criticism. But Shieldss central concern is the fields limitations. Informationen zum Autor Juliet Shields is Associate Professor of English at the University of Washington. She is the author of Sentimental Literature and Anglo-Scottish Identity, 1745-1820. Klappentext Nation and Migration provides a literary history for a nation that still considers itself a land of immigrants, exploring the significant contributions of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales to the development of a British Atlantic literature and culture Zusammenfassung Nation and Migration provides a literary history for a nation that still considers itself a land of immigrants, exploring the significant contributions of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales to the development of a British Atlantic literature and culture Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Decentering Transatlantic Literary Studies Chapter One: From English Empire to British Atlantic World Chapter Two: The Irish Uncanny and the American Gothic Chapter Three: Scots and Scott in the Early Republic Chapter Four: Wales and the American West Chapter Five: The Literary Sketch and British Atlantic Regionalism Conclusion: British Atlantic Worlds: Anglo-American, Colonial, and Archipelagic Bibliography

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Juliet Shields, Juliet (Associate Professor of English Shields, Shields Juliet
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 11.02.2016
• EAN: 9780190272555
• ISBN: 978-0-19-027255-5
• Seiten: 208
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Migration, immigration & emigration, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: general, Migration, immigration and emigration, History of the Americas, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800