Historical Writing in Britain, 1688-1830 - by B Dew & F Price (Paperback)

About the Book

"Historical Writing in Britain, 1688-1830 is concerned with developments in historical discourse during the long eighteenth century. The collection investigates a number of interrelated themes: the contested and unstable nature of generic boundaries surrounding historical literature; history's contribution to changing notions of national identity; and the ways that history operated as a site for the articulation of new forms of community. In order to capture the diversity of the period's understanding of history, a variety of subjects are considered including historical poetry, the historical novel, biography, and art history, as well as more conventional, 'classical' modes of historical writing. Taken together, the chapters in the volume demonstrate that eighteenth-century history shaped, and was shaped by, a series of revolutionary changes in ideas regarding historical genre, nationhood, and identity"--

Book Synopsis

Historical Writing in Britain, 1688-1830 explores a series of debates concerning the nature and value of the past in the long eighteenth century. The essays investigate a diverse range of subjects including art history, biography, historical poetry, and novels, as well as addressing more conventional varieties of historical writing.

About the Author

Amy Culley, University of Lincoln, UK Ben Dew, University of Portsmouth, UK Noelle Dückmann Gallagher, University of Manchester, UK Caroline Good, University of York, UK Philip Hicks, Saint Mary's College, USA Dafydd Moore, Plymouth University, UK Sanja Perovic, King's College London, UK Fiona Price, University of Chichester, UK Charlotte Roberts, University College London, UK Valerie Wallace, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand