Reading the Past: Literature and History (Readers in Cultural Criticism) - Hardcover

Tamsin Spargo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333771222 ISBN 13: 9780333771228

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2000

Synopsis

Questions about how and why we read the past continue to demand the attention of cultural critics. Reading the Past introduces key debates about history, historiography, and historicism which have transformed approaches to the past in departments of History and Literature. It includes influential and provocative theoretical essays as well as lively case studies and readings by literary critics and historians. The emphasis is on providing teachers and students with accessible yet challenging material to stimulate debate.

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About the Author

TAMSIN SPARGO is Reader in Cultural History at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333771222
• ISBN 13: 9780333771228
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200