European literatures in Britain, 1815-1832 : Romantic translations / Diego Saglia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saglia, Diego, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in Romanticism ; 123.

Cambridge studies in Romanticism ; 123

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Romanticism--Great Britain.

Romanticism.

European literature.

Great Britain.

European literature--Influence.

Cosmopolitanism in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvii, 261 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"Studies of British Romanticism have traditionally tended to envisage it as an intensely local, indeed insular, phenomenon. Yet, just as the seemingly isolated British Isles became more and more central in international geo-political and economic contexts between the 1780s and the 1830s, so too literature and culture were characterized by an increasingly close and relevant dialogue with foreign and especially Continental European traditions, both past and contemporary. Diego Saglia casts new light on the significantly transformative impact of this dialogue on Britain during the years that saw a return to unimpeded cross-border cultural traffic after the end of the Napoleonic emergency. Focusing on modes of translation and appropriation in a variety of literary and cultural forms, this book reconsiders the notion of the supposed intrinsic insularity of Britain through the lens of new key questions about the national, international and transnational features of Romantic-period literature and culture"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book explores the intersections of local and national concerns with international perspectives in the literature and culture of Romantic-period Britain. In doing so, it tackles issues that are of particular relevance to current Romantic studies and their increasingly wide-ranging examinations of the cosmopolitan connections of British literature and culture at the turn of the nineteenth century"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Continental literatures in Romantic-period Britain

Periodicals and the construction of European literatures

Interpreting nations: 1820s anthologies of foreign poetry

Italian studies and cultural translation at Holland House

Foreign presences on the national stage

Continental voices and post-Napoleonic politics in Southey, Byron and Hemans

Coda: the European vistas of historical fiction.

Notes:

Series numbering from publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781108426411

1108426417

9781108445122

1108445128

OCLC:

1032588238