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Venice Myth Culture, Literature, Politics, 1800 to the Present

Barnes, David
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9781848935105
Publisert
2014-12-01
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
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Innbundet
Antall sider
192

Forfatter
Barnes, David

Biografisk notat

David Barnes is Departmental Lecturer in English at Sommerville College, Oxford, where his research and teaching interests cover a range of literature from the period 1800 to the present, particularly on the ways modern writers present their work in relation to place, environment and nation. His essays and reviews have appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, Times Higher Education and The Guardian. He is a published poet and short fiction writer. This is his first sole-authored book.

Venice Myth Culture, Literature, Politics, 1800 to the Present

Barnes, David
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk
Barnes, David
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk
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'carries plenty of interest ... Barnes is right to read a city that lives on in myth and reality.' Times Higher Education

Venice holds a unique place in literary and cultural history. Barnes looks at the themes of war, occupation, resistance and fascism to see how the political background has affected the literary works that have come out of this great city. He focuses on key British and American writers, including Byron, Ruskin, Pound and Eliot.
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Venice holds a unique place in literary and cultural history. Barnes looks at the themes of war, occupation, resistance and fascism to see how the political background has affected the literary works that have come out of this great city. He focuses on key British and American writers, including Byron, Ruskin, Pound and Eliot.
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Introduction: The Venice Myth; Chapter 1 Romantics; Chapter 2 Revolutionaries; Chapter 3 Tourists; Chapter 4 Fascists: The Stamp of the Lion; Chapter 5 Fascists: Urbs, Passion and Politics; Chapter 6 Beware of the Doge: Venice Deconstructed;
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'carries plenty of interest ... Barnes is right to read a city that lives on in myth and reality.' Times Higher Education

Venice holds a unique place in literary and cultural history. Barnes looks at the themes of war, occupation, resistance and fascism to see how the political background has affected the literary works that have come out of this great city. He focuses on key British and American writers, including Byron, Ruskin, Pound and Eliot.
Les mer
Venice holds a unique place in literary and cultural history. Barnes looks at the themes of war, occupation, resistance and fascism to see how the political background has affected the literary works that have come out of this great city. He focuses on key British and American writers, including Byron, Ruskin, Pound and Eliot.
Les mer
Introduction: The Venice Myth; Chapter 1 Romantics; Chapter 2 Revolutionaries; Chapter 3 Tourists; Chapter 4 Fascists: The Stamp of the Lion; Chapter 5 Fascists: Urbs, Passion and Politics; Chapter 6 Beware of the Doge: Venice Deconstructed;
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781848935105
Publisert
2014-12-01
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
192

Forfatter
Barnes, David

Biografisk notat

David Barnes is Departmental Lecturer in English at Sommerville College, Oxford, where his research and teaching interests cover a range of literature from the period 1800 to the present, particularly on the ways modern writers present their work in relation to place, environment and nation. His essays and reviews have appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, Times Higher Education and The Guardian. He is a published poet and short fiction writer. This is his first sole-authored book.

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