The nostalgic imagination: history in English criticism

This unusual text explores the historical assumptions at work in the style of literary criticism that came to dominate English studies in the twentieth century. Stefan Collini shows how the work of critics renowned for their close attention to 'the words on the page' was in practice bound...

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Beteilige Person: Collini, Stefan 1947- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2018
Ausgabe:First edition
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198800170.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198800170.001.0001
Zusammenfassung:This unusual text explores the historical assumptions at work in the style of literary criticism that came to dominate English studies in the twentieth century. Stefan Collini shows how the work of critics renowned for their close attention to 'the words on the page' was in practice bound up with claims about the nature and direction of historical change, the interpretation of the national past, and the scholarship of earlier historians
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780191839986
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198800170.001.0001