{"product_id":"the-nation-in-british-literature-and-culture-hardback-9781009378857","title":"The Nation in British Literature and Culture (Hardback) 9781009378857","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Nation in British Literature and Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive overview of how Britain came into being and how literature and culture have both enabled and interrogated 'Britishness'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Murphy (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009378857, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 September 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e393 pages\u003cbr\u003e28 x 19 x 2.6 cm, 0.784 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Nation and British Literature and Culture charts the emergence of Britain as a political, social and cultural construct, examining the manner in which its constituent elements were brought together through a process of amalgamation and conquest. The fashioning of the nation through literature and culture is examined, as well as counter narratives that have sought to call national orthodoxies into question. Specific topics explored include the emergence of a distinctively national literature in the early modern period; the impact of French Revolution on conceptions of Britishness; portrayals of empire in popular and literary fiction; popular music and national imagining; the marginalisation and oppression of particular communities within the nation. The volume concludes by asking what implications an extended set of contemporary crises have for the ongoing survival both of the United Kingdom, both as a political unit and as a literary and cultural point of identity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Origins: 1. What is Britain? Andrew Murphy\u003cbr\u003e 2. Wales in Britain Helen Fulton\u003cbr\u003e 3. Scotland in Britain Gerard Carruthers\u003cbr\u003e 4. Ireland in Britain Jim Smyth\u003cbr\u003e 5. England in Britain Krishan Kumar\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Writing the Nation: 6. Cultural borrowings Edward Wilson-Lee\u003cbr\u003e 7. Tradition and transformation in literature Neil Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e 8. Milton and the remaking of the Nation in seventeenth-century England David Loewenstein\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Revolutions and Empires: 9. The American revolution Jerome Tharaud\u003cbr\u003e 10. The French revolution David Duff\u003cbr\u003e 11. 'And what should they know of England who only England know?' Ania Loomba\u003cbr\u003e 12. Rather unpleasant stories: popular fictions of Empire Matthew P. M. Kerr\u003cbr\u003e 13. Sun-drowned streets and wasted lives: imperial decline and the colonial Novel Praseeda Gopinath\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Making the Modern Nation: 14. 'It's being so cheerful that keeps me going': the nation in the second world war Gill Plain\u003cbr\u003e 15. The new British J. Dillon Brown\u003cbr\u003e 16. Censorship Celia Marshik\u003cbr\u003e 17. 'Wake up the Nation': modern pop and the quest for a New England Ben Winsworth\u003cbr\u003e 18. Queer Nation Brian Lewis\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Futures: 19. The future of the Union: a political science perspective Etain Tannam\u003cbr\u003e 20. What is British Literature now? Kristian Shaw\u003cbr\u003e 21. Borderline Britain Andrew Murphy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265432965400,"sku":"9781009378857","price":78.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009378857i.jpg?v=1692022845","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-nation-in-british-literature-and-culture-hardback-9781009378857","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}