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The genius of the English nation : travel writing and national identity in early modern England / Anna Suranyi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Suranyi, Anna, 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National characteristics, English.
- Travel writing--History.
- Travel writing.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Foreign public opinion.
- Great Britain--Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (242 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newark : University of Delware Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Travel literature was one of the most popular literary genres of the early modern era. This book examines how concepts of national identity, imperialism, colonialism, and orientalism were worked out and represented for English readers in early travel and ethnographic writings.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-235) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-936249-94-4
- OCLC:
- 742517304
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