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Tennyson and the Fabrication of Englishness
Marion Sherwood
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Description for Tennyson and the Fabrication of Englishness
Paperback. Through an examination of Tennyson's 'domestic poetry' - his portrayals of England and the English - in their changing nineteenth-century context, this book demonstrates that many of his representations were 'fabrications', more idealized than real, which played a vital part in the country's developing identity and sense of its place in the world. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Through an examination of Tennyson's 'domestic poetry' - his portrayals of England and the English - in their changing nineteenth-century context, this book demonstrates that many of his representations were 'fabrications', more idealized than real, which played a vital part in the country's developing identity and sense of its place in the world.
Through an examination of Tennyson's 'domestic poetry' - his portrayals of England and the English - in their changing nineteenth-century context, this book demonstrates that many of his representations were 'fabrications', more idealized than real, which played a vital part in the country's developing identity and sense of its place in the world.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349449996
SKU
V9781349449996
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99-15
About Marion Sherwood
Marion Sherwood is an independent scholar, having retired from a career in investment banking and returning to full-time education. She studied English at postgraduate level with the Open University, writing her PhD on Tennyson, on whom she has also published several journal articles.
Reviews for Tennyson and the Fabrication of Englishness
“Tennyson and the Fabrication of Englishness is, on the whole, scrupulously careful to define and, by and large, to fulfill its own mission. … of potentially significant use for students and other readers seeking an overview of major topics that unites both major and minor poems.” (Cornelia Pearsall, Victorian Studies, Vol. 57 (3), 2015) "...Sherwood's book contributes to a ... Read more