Romantic Imperialism: Universal Empire and the Culture of Modernity
Universal Empire and the Culture of Modernity
Author: Saree Makdisi Series: Cambridge Studies in Romanticism (Paperback)
Analyses Romantic literary culture in the context of imperialism, capitalism, and the emergent culture of modernisation.
The years between 1790 and 1830 saw over 150 million people brought under British Imperial control. One of the most momentous outbursts of British literary and artistic production announced a new world of possibilities. This book traces the emergence of new forms of imperialism and capitalism as part of a culture of modernization in the period. Includes original readings of texts by Wordsworth, Blake, Byron, Shelley, and Scott.
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Analyses Romantic literary culture in the context of imperialism, capitalism, and the emergent culture of modernisation.
The years between 1790 and 1830 saw over 150 million people brought under British Imperial control. One of the most momentous outbursts of British literary and artistic production announced a new world of possibilities. This book traces the emergence of new forms of imperialism and capitalism as part of a culture of modernization in the period. Includes original readings of texts by Wordsworth, Blake, Byron, Shelley, and Scott.
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The years between 1790 and 1830 saw over 150 million people brought under British Imperial control, and one of the most momentous outbursts of British literary and artistic production, announcing a new world of social and individual traumas and possibilities. This book traces the emergence of new forms of imperialism and capitalism as part of a culture of modernization in the period, and looks at the ways in which they were identified with, and contested in, Romanticism, through original readings of texts by Wordsworth, Blake, Byron, Shelley and Scott.
Critic Reviews
“"The mode of reading Romantic works as embattled responses to the political, economic, and social manifestations of modernity...produces some ingenious results...The book at its most intriguing is more than another rote exercise in postcolonial critique." Linda Dowling, Studies in English Literature”
'An original and brilliant interpretation of Romanticism which will have a significant impact on the way culture and imperialism are conceptualized. This invaluable contribution has the potential to alter our view of Romanticism, and speaks equally forcefully to scholars working in other fields, such as postcolonial theory, Victorian studies, cultural studies, literary theory, and materialist criticism.' Gauri Viswanathan, Columbia University 'A brilliant, impressive body of work.' Wordsworth Circle 'Makdisi's timely study offers a powerfully lucid theoretical strategy for placing Romanticism within the frame of imperialism.' Romanticism
About the Author
Saree Makdisi is a professor of English and comparative literature at UCLA. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
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