Liberal Epic : The Victorian Practice of History from Gibbon to Churchill.
Adams, Edward.
Liberal Epic : The Victorian Practice of History from Gibbon to Churchill. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (336 pages) - Victorian Literature and Culture Series . - Victorian Literature and Culture Series .
In recovering these neglected works and gathering them together as part of a self-conscious literary tradition here defined as liberal epic, Adams provides an archaeology that sheds light on contemporary issues such as the relation of liberalism to war, the tactics for sanitizing heroism, and the appeal of violence to supposedly humane readers. Victorian Literature and Culture Series.
9780813931500
Epic literature, English--History and criticism.
History in literature.
War in literature.
Liberalism in literature.
Liberalism--Great Britain--History.
Literature and history--Great Britain--History.
Electronic books.
PR468.H57A33 2011
809/.9359
Liberal Epic : The Victorian Practice of History from Gibbon to Churchill. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (336 pages) - Victorian Literature and Culture Series . - Victorian Literature and Culture Series .
In recovering these neglected works and gathering them together as part of a self-conscious literary tradition here defined as liberal epic, Adams provides an archaeology that sheds light on contemporary issues such as the relation of liberalism to war, the tactics for sanitizing heroism, and the appeal of violence to supposedly humane readers. Victorian Literature and Culture Series.
9780813931500
Epic literature, English--History and criticism.
History in literature.
War in literature.
Liberalism in literature.
Liberalism--Great Britain--History.
Literature and history--Great Britain--History.
Electronic books.
PR468.H57A33 2011
809/.9359