Epic and Empire in Nineteenth-century Britain
Author | : Simon Dentith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : 0511225849 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780511225840 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Download or read book Epic and Empire in Nineteenth-century Britain written by Simon Dentith and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 British national identity in the works of Scott, Arnold, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Morris and Kipling.