Nationalism and irony : Burke, Scott, Carlyle / Yoon Sun Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Yoon Sun.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797--Knowledge--History.

Burke, Edmund.

Scott, Walter, 1771-1832--Knowledge--History.

Scott, Walter.

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881--Knowledge--History.

Carlyle, Thomas.

Scott, Walter, 1771-1832--Political and social views.

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881--Political and social views.

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

English prose literature.

Literature and history--Great Britain--History.

Literature and history.

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

Nationalism--Great Britain.

Nationalism.

Nationalism in literature.

Irony in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Linking together two of the most significant developments of the Romantic period, this study shows how Romantic nationalism in Britain developed irony's potential as a powerful source of civic cohesion.

Contents:

Contents; 1 Public Irony, Conservatism, and the British Nation; 2 Edmund Burke's Pretexts for Politic Bodies; 3 Sir Walter Scott on the Field of Waterloo; 4 A Nation's Fetish: Carlyle and the Work of Literature; Notes; Works Consulted; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-215) and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-19-028997-X

0-19-803679-5

9786610532865

1-60256-994-0

1-4237-6166-9

1-280-53286-6

OCLC:

66391967