The Working-class Intellectual in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-century Britain - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138261939 ISBN 13 : 9781138261938

Editeur : Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

In Britain, the period that stretches from the middle of the eighteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century marks the emergence of the working classes, alongside and in response to the development of the middle-class public sphere. This collection contributes to that scholarship by exploring the figure of the "working-class intellectual," who both assimilates the anti-authoritarian lexicon of the middle classes to create a new political and cultural identity, and revolutionizes it with the subversive energy of class hostility. Through considering a broad range of writings across key moments of working-class self-expression, the essays reevaluate a host of familiar writers such as Robert Burns, John Thelwall, Charles Dickens, Charles Kingsley, Ann Yearsley, and even Shakespeare, in terms of their role within a working-class constituency. The collection also breaks fresh ground in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century scholarship by shedding light on a number of unfamiliar and underrepresented figures, such as Alexander Somerville, Michael Faraday, and the singer Ned Corvan.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Aruna Krishnamurthy is Assistant Professor of English at Fitchburg State College, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138261939
• ISBN 13: 9781138261938
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 268
• Éditeur: Krishnamurthy Aruna
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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