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Reading the Nation in English Literature

by Elizabeth Sauer

Nationalism and literatureNationalismEnglish literatureNationalism in literatureLiterary collectionsEnglish literature, history and criticismLiterature and societyBooks and reading, history

Contains primary materials and introductory essays on the historical, critical and theoretical study of 'national literature', focusing on the years 1550-1850 and the impact of ideas of nationhood from this period on contemporary literature and culture.

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