Europe in British Literature and Culture
Europe in British Literature and Culture
$120.00
USDHow has Europe shaped British literature and culture – and vice versa – since the Middle Ages? This volume offers nuanced answers to this question. From the High Renaissance to haute cuisine, from the Republic of Letters to the European Union, from the Black Death to Brexit -- the reader gains insights into the main geographical zones of influence, shared intellectual movements, indicative modes of cultural transfer and more recent conflicts that have left their mark on the British-European relationship. The story that emerges from this long history of cultural interactions is much more complex than its most recent political episode might suggest. This volume offers indispensable contexts to the manifold and longstanding connections between British and European literature and culture. This book suggests that, however the political landscape develops, we will do well to bear this exceptionally rich history in mind.
- Each chapter presents case-studies that sharply delineate the wider topic
- The volume is divided into four sections, each offering a different approach to the topic which suggesting interconnections between different chapters
- Each chapter is written in clear, accessible language
Reviews & endorsements
‘[A] sprawling account of Europe’s influence, covering both canonical and non-canonical ground.’ Juliette Bretan, The Times Literary Supplement
Product details
September 2024Adobe eBook Reader
9781009425506
0 pages
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Table of Contents
- Part I. Zones of Influence:
- 1. The Mediterranean William T. Rossiter
- 2. France Thomas Hinton
- 3. Central Europe Richard Robinson with Julian Preece
- 4. Ireland Eugene McNulty and Ellen Howley
- 5. Scandinavia Elettra Carbone
- 6. The Balkans and Ruritania Alex Drace-Francis
- Part II. Pan-European Moods and Movements:
- 7. Renaissance David Rundle
- 8. The Enlightenment Dorinda Outram
- 9. Romanticism Rüdiger Görner
- 10. The Gothic Victor Sage
- 11. Modernism Sanja Bahum
- Part III. Cultural Transfers:
- 12. Early Modern print technologies Thomas Roebuck
- 13. Diplomacy Tracey A. Sowerby
- 14. Grand tours and sentimental journeys Zoë Kinsley
- 15. Folk and fairy tales Andrew Teverson
- 16. Translation William T. Rossiter and Duncan Large
- 17. More or less English: British Writers Abroad Barbara Korte
- 18. Holocaust education and commemoration in Britain Sue Vice
- 19. Critical and literary theory Hans Bertens
- 20. Culinary longings: French food on British tables Petra Rau
- Part IV. Anxious Neighbourhoods, Uncertain Futures:
- 21. Blockade communications: British cultural diplomacy and the wartime border Adam Piette
- 22. Britain as the 'Asylum of Nations': contested migrations, 1789–1960 David Glover
- 23. Great games: diplomacy and espionage in British fiction Allan Hepburn
- 24. Border crises: Brexit, pandemic, war in Europe Petra Rau and William T. Rossiter.
