Victor Kiernan

Broschiertes Buch

Poets, Politics and the People

Beschreibung

Poets, Politics and the People brings together for the first time the most important writings on English literature, culture and politics by one of the leading Marxist historians of our time. The essays collected here consider the work of Shakespeare, Tennyson and Wordsworth; the relation between writers and ‘the people’ in popular protest; and the ideas which have motivated and inspired popular struggles, especially Christianity and socialism. Also include are articles in which Kiernan reflects on the ‘Cambridge traitors’ of the 1930s and the continuing obsession with ‘the enemy within’. Together, they form a ‘history from the bottom up’, reappropriating a radical democratic tradition of thought in Britain. Best known for his studies on imperialism and state formation, Kiernan in this book demonstrates a far-reaching interest in the cultural determinants of literary production, and provides a model for the study of literature in history which will be of interest to scholars of history and literature alike.

Autor

V.G. Kiernan is, as Edward Said observed, 'that great Scottish historian of empire'. A prolific writer, he has published work in areas ranging from Indian history to Marxist politics to Shakespeare. He lives in Edinburgh. A Fellow of the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Eric Hobsbawm is the author of more than twenty books of history, including The Age of Revolution and The Age of Extremes. He lives in London.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Verso
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 1989
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 389g
• ISBN-13: 9780860919575
• ISBN-10: 0860919579
• Artikelnr.: 54393045