Nationalism and Irony: Burke, Scott, Carlyle

by Yoon Sun Lee

Nationalism and irony are two of the most significant developments of the Romantic period, yet they have not been linked in depth before now. This study shows how Romantic nationalism in Britain explored irony's potential as a powerful source of civic cohesion. The period's leading conservative voices, self-consciously non-English figures such as Edmund Burke, Walter Scott, and Thomas Carlyle, accentuated rather than disguised the anomalous character...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195162358
• ISBN13: 9780195162356
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"