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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    November 2023
    November 2023
    ISBN:
    9781009285155
    9781009285186
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009285155
    Dimensions:
    (229 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.61kg, 316 Pages
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    • Subjects:
    Literature, English Literature 1700-1830
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Romanticism (147)
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    Subjects:
    Literature, English Literature 1700-1830
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Romanticism (147)
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    The British Romantic period saw an unprecedented explosion in epic poems, an understudied literary phenomenon that enabled writers to address unique historical tensions of the era. Long associated with empire, epic revived at a time when Britain was expanding its imperial reach, and when the concept of imperialism itself began to evolve into the notion of a benevolent project of spreading British culture and religion across the globe. Matthew Leporati argues that the epic revival not only reflects but also interrogates this evangelical turn. The first to examine the impact of the missionary work on epic literature, this book offers sustained analysis of both under-read and canonical works, bringing fresh historical and literary contexts to bear on our understanding of this unique revival of epic poetry. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

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