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Elizabeth K. Helsinger, Helsinger Elizabeth K.

Rural Scenes and National Representation - Britain, 1815-1850

English · Paperback / Softback

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Summary

Elizabeth Helsinger's iconoclastic book explores the peculiar power of rural England to stand for conflicting ideas of Britain. Despite the nostalgic appeal of Constable's or Tennyson's rural scenes, they record the severe social and economic disturbances of the turbulent years after Waterloo. Artists and writers like Cobbett, Clare, Turner, Emily

Product details

Authors	Elizabeth K. Helsinger, Helsinger Elizabeth K.
Publisher	Princeton University Press

Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	14.07.2014

EAN	9780691608501
ISBN	978-0-691-60850-1
No. of pages	320
Series	Princeton Legacy Library Literature in History
Subjects	Fiction > Poetry, drama European History, English, c 1800 to c 1900, Ireland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literature: history and criticism

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