Before the empire of English : literature, provinciality, and nationalism in eighteenth-century Britain / Alok Yadav.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yadav, Alok.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--18th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

National characteristics, British, in literature.

Nationalism and literature--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Nationalism and literature.

Relations.

Civilization.

History.

Great Britain--Civilization--European influences.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Civilization--18th century.

English literature--European influences.

Great Britain--Relations--Europe.

Europe--Relations--Great Britain.

Europe.

Nationalism in literature.

Imperialism in literature.

Physical Description:

231 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Summary:

"The Empire of English" offers a broad re-examination of eighteenth-century British literary culture, centered around issues of language, nationalism, and provinciality.

Contents:

Introduction: (Dis)establishing the Empire of English 1

1 The Progress of English 21

2 The Republic of Letters 55

3 National Differences and National Autonomy 111.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-213) and index.

ISBN:

1403964963

OCLC:

53903780