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UNITED ISLANDS? THE LANGUAGES OF RESISTANCE
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| By: |
John Kirk (Editor), Andrew Noble (Editor), Michael Brown (Editor) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£20.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1781443149 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781781443149 |
| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 2012 |
| Series: |
Poetry and Song in the Age of Revolution 1 |
| Description: |
This is the first title in a new series called Poetry and Song in the Age of Revolution. This series will appeal to those involved in English literary studies, as well as those working in fields of study that cover Enlightenment, Romanticism and Revolution in the last quarter of the eighteenth century. |
| Synopsis: |
In the aftermath of the American and French Revolutions, the 1790s brought a huge outpouring of poetry and song in support of radicalism in Great Britain and Ireland. The essays in this volume deal with radical poetry in Ireland, Highland and Lowland Scotland, and Wales, as well as in the regions of England and London, placing the 1790s in a broader historical and cultural context. Much of the material drawn on is non-canonical, unstudied, and in one of the Celtic languages or in Scots or dialect English. The contributors are able to show that reactionary political verse is a pan-British phenomenon, and that the writing of this period has fundamental implications for the history of Britain. They show how poetry and song can reveal the relations between the four nations at this time, particularly that between England with the other three. |
| Illustrations: |
3 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |