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Epic and Empire in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture)
Epic and Empire in NineteenthCentury Britain - Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
Author: Simon Dentith
In the nineteenth century, epic poetry in the Homeric style was widely seen as an ancient and anachronistic genre, yet Victorian authors worked to recreate it for the modern world. Simon Dentith explores the relationship between epic and the evolution of Britain's national identity in the nineteenth century up to the apparent demise of all notio...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521123570
ISBN-10: 0521123577
Publication Date: 11/19/2009
Pages: 260
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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