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The Cambridge companion to the literature of London

Manley, Lawrence, 1949-

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\"London has provided the setting and inspiration for a host of literary works in English, from canonical masterpieces to the popular and ephemeral. Drawing upon a variety of methods and materials, the essays in this volume explore the London of Langland and the Peasants' Rebellion, of Shakespeare and the Elizabethan stage, of Pepys and the Restoration coffee house, of Dickens and Victorian wealth and poverty, of Conrad and the Empire, of Woolf and the wartime Blitz, of Naipaul and postcolonial immigration, and of contemporary globalism. Contributions from historians, art historians, theorists and media specialists as well as leading literary scholars exemplify current approaches to genre, gender studies, book history, performance studies and urban studies. In showing how the tradition of English literature is shaped by representations of London, this volume also illuminates the relationship between the literary imagination and the society of one of the world's greatest cities\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: English literature England London History and criticism. / Literature and society England History. / London (England) In literature. / London (England) Intellectual life.
• ISBN: 9780521897525, 0521897521, 9780521722315, 0521722314

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PR8471.C36 2011	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE