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The Genius of the English Nation. Travel Writing and National Identity in Early Modern England.
Anna Suranyi
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Hardback. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
Travel literature was one of the most popular literary genres of the early modern era. This book examines how emerging concepts of national identity, imperialism, colonialism, and orientalism were worked out and represented for English readers in early travel and ethnographic writings. Using insights from a variety of scholarly fields such as history, anthropology, and literary studies, Dr. Suranyi analyzes recurrent cultural stereotypes used by English travelers to describe continental Europe, Ireland, and the Ottoman Empire. For such writers, the most important criteria for evaluating countries were civility and barbarism. These were represented through depictions of cultural traits such as ... Read more
Travel literature was one of the most popular literary genres of the early modern era. This book examines how emerging concepts of national identity, imperialism, colonialism, and orientalism were worked out and represented for English readers in early travel and ethnographic writings. Using insights from a variety of scholarly fields such as history, anthropology, and literary studies, Dr. Suranyi analyzes recurrent cultural stereotypes used by English travelers to describe continental Europe, Ireland, and the Ottoman Empire. For such writers, the most important criteria for evaluating countries were civility and barbarism. These were represented through depictions of cultural traits such as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9781611493344
SKU
V9781611493344
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About Anna Suranyi
Anna Suranyi is assistant professor of history at Northeastern University in Boston.
Reviews for The Genius of the English Nation. Travel Writing and National Identity in Early Modern England.
Perceptive study of English representations of Ireland and the Ottoman Empire…. It is to Suranyi's great credit that she managed to produce a fine book that has much to say to each constituency - as well as to scholars and students interested in ethnography, travel writing, and national identity.
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