Description
This lively study provides an account of the 'fall and rise' of the English nation within the British discipline of English Literature between the late eighteenth century and the present day, offering a reconceptualisation of the relationship between English Literature and the formation of English cultural identity.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements The Burkean Legacy and the Imperial Eclipse The Journey Back The Battle for the Organic Estate The Critique of the Establishment Thatcherism, Neo-Gothic, and State-nationalism The Devolutionary Push The Disciplinary Challenge Bibliography Index
