In Byron's shadow : modern Greece in the English & American imagination /

Modern Greece, constructed by the early 19th-century ideals and ideas associated with Byron, has been haunted, holy ground in English and American literature for almost two centuries. This text analyzes how authors employ ideas about romantic nationalism, gender politics, shifts in cultural construc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roessel, David E. (David Ernest), 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Temas:
Byron, George Gordon Byron, > Baron, > 1788-1824 > Knowledge > Greece.
Byron, George Gordon Byron, > Baron, > 1788-1824 > Influence.
Byron, George Gordon Byron, > Baron, > 1788-1824 > Et la Grèce.
Byron, George Gordon Byron, > Baron, > 1788-1824
1700-1999
English literature > History and criticism.
American literature > History and criticism.
American literature > Greek influences.
English literature > Greek influences.
English literature > 18th century > Themes, motives.
English literature > 19th century > Themes, motives.
English literature > 20th century > Themes, motives.
American literature > 18th century > Themes, motives.
American literature > 19th century > Themes, motives.
American literature > 20th century > Themes, motives.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Littérature anglaise > 20e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Littérature américaine > 18e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Grèce dans la littérature.
Littérature anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > Influence grecque.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature > Themes, motives
American literature > Themes, motives
American literature
English literature
English literature > Greek influences
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Intellectual life
Literature
Greece > In literature.
English-speaking countries > Intellectual life.
English-speaking countries
Greece
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Abbreviations and Citations; Chronology; Introduction: Almost Impossible to Think Sanely about Greece; I. PAST GREATNESS AND PRESENT DEBASEMENT (1770-1833); 1. I Want to Revive Athens; 2. Greeces of Byron and of Homer; 3. On the Ruins of Missolonghi; II. THE MAGIC FORCE OF LEGEND (1833-1913); 4. Dangerous Ground; 5. Pet Balkan People; 6. Politicized Pans; III. THE END OF AMBROSIA AND BRIGANDS (1914-1939); 7. Constantinople, Our Star; 8. On the Quai at Smyrna; 9. A Hard Place to Write About; Conclusion: A New Kind of Byronism; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J.
  • KL; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

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