Ryan Trimm

Heritage and the Legacy of the Past in Contemporary Britain

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Bringing together heritage studies and literary studies, this book examines heritage as a ubiquitous trope in contemporary Britain, a seemingly inescapable figure for relations to the past. It interrogates metaphoric resonances: that bestowing past, receiving present, and transmitted bounty are all singular and unified; that transmission between past and present is smooth, despite heritage depending on death; that the past enjoins the present to conserve its legacy into the future. Heritage as a trope is explored through core accounts of political theory; seminal documents within historic conservation; phenomenology and poststructuralism; film and TV; and a range of contemporary fiction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 158mm x 234mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 657g
• ISBN-13: 9781138285590
• ISBN-10: 1138285595
• Artikelnr.: 48748960

Autorenporträt

Ryan Trimm is Associate Professor of English and Film Media at the University of Rhode Island, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter I. Introduction: "In a Wondrous Age"
Chapter II. Heritage's Patina: Troping Polity and Preservation
Chapter III. Heritage as Givenness: The Legacy of Phenomenology
Chapter IV. Icon and Image: Heritage as Postmodern Spectacle
Chapter V. Legacy Visions: The Image of Heritage Cinema in Brideshead
Revisited, The Remains of the Day, and Downton Abbey
Chapter VI. Enterprising Heritage: Industry, Tourism, and Metaculture
Chapter VII. Fictions of Industry, Tales of Culture
Chapter VIII. From Heritage to Historic Environment: Diversity and
Spatialized Inheritance in the New Labour Year
Chapter IX. Haunting the Environment: Roots and Specters in Smith, Mantel,
and Oyeyemi
Chapter X. Conclusion