An Empire of Air and Water : Uncolonizable Space in the British Imagination, 175-185 /

Examining newspapers, voyage narratives, and literary works by Romantic and Victorian writers (including Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Dickens), An Empire of Air and Water examines the role that polar, oceanic, subterranean, and atmospheric spaces played in the British imperial imagination.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carroll, Siobhan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nationalism i litteraturen.
Engelsk litteratur > historia.
Space in literature.
Place (Philosophy) in literature.
Nationalism and literature.
Geography in literature.
Geography and literature.
English literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Nationalisme et litterature > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Nationalisme et litterature > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Geographie et litterature.
Lieu (Philosophie) dans la litterature.
Geographie dans la litterature.
Espace dans la litterature.
Litterature anglaise > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Litterature anglaise > 18e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Nationalism and literature > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Nationalism and literature > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Great Britain.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction. Blank Spaces on the Earth
  • Chapter 1. Polar Speculations
  • Chapter 2. The Language of the Sea
  • Chapter 3. The Regions of the Air
  • Chapter 4. Underworlds
  • Conclusion. "Dislocated Progress": Atopias in Urban Space
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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