Representing Place in British Literature and Culture, 1660-1830

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"Revising traditional 'rise of the nation-state' narratives, this collection explores the development of and interactions among various forms of local, national, and transnational identities and affiliations during the long eighteenth century. By treating place as historically contingent and socially constructed, this volume examines how Britons experienced and related to a landscape altered by agricultural and industrial modernization, political and religious reform, migration, and the building of nascent overseas empires"--Jacket, p. [4].

subjects: Place (philosophy) in literature,  Nationalism in literature,  National characteristics, british,  National characteristics in literature,  Literature and society,  English literature, history and criticism, 18th century,  English literature,  Setting (Literature),  In literature,  History and criticism,  Europe, in literature,  English literature, history and criticism,  Littérature anglaise,  Histoire et critique,  Lieu (Philosophie) dans la littérature,  Espace et temps (Littérature),  Literature