Discovering Gilgamesh : geology, narrative and the historical sublime in Victorian culture / / Vybarr Cregan-Reid
| Discovering Gilgamesh : geology, narrative and the historical sublime in Victorian culture / / Vybarr Cregan-Reid |
| Autore | Cregan-Reid Vybarr |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource ( xii, 238 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 892.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Assyro-Babylonian poetry - History and criticism
Literature and society - Great Britain - History - 19th century Literature Social & Cultural History HISTORY / Social History Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
George Smith
Gilgamesh Victorian geology narrative sublime time |
| ISBN |
1-78170-646-8
1-5261-0237-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
DISCOVERING GILGAMESH: GEOLOGY, NARRATIVE AND THE HISTORICAL SUBLIME IN VICTORIAN CULTURE; Half Title Page; Title Page ; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Part I: Gilgamesh; Introduction; 1. Discovering Gilgamesh; Part II: Narrative and the historical sublime; 2. Capturing time: the iconography of water in painting and photography; 3. Forgetting the past and the future: Macaulay, Carlyle, and the 'shoreless chaos' of history; 4. Present endings: rethinking closure in the Victorian novel; Part III: Geology, Gilgamesh, and the historical sublime
5. Conclusion: Gilgamesh and the resublimation of deep timeSelect bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797716603321 |
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| Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Discovering Gilgamesh : geology, narrative and the historical sublime in Victorian culture / / Vybarr Cregan-Reid
| Discovering Gilgamesh : geology, narrative and the historical sublime in Victorian culture / / Vybarr Cregan-Reid |
| Autore | Cregan-Reid Vybarr |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource ( xii, 238 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 892.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Assyro-Babylonian poetry - History and criticism
Literature and society - Great Britain - History - 19th century Literature Social & Cultural History HISTORY / Social History Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
George Smith
Gilgamesh Victorian geology narrative sublime time |
| ISBN |
1-78170-646-8
1-5261-0237-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
DISCOVERING GILGAMESH: GEOLOGY, NARRATIVE AND THE HISTORICAL SUBLIME IN VICTORIAN CULTURE; Half Title Page; Title Page ; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Part I: Gilgamesh; Introduction; 1. Discovering Gilgamesh; Part II: Narrative and the historical sublime; 2. Capturing time: the iconography of water in painting and photography; 3. Forgetting the past and the future: Macaulay, Carlyle, and the 'shoreless chaos' of history; 4. Present endings: rethinking closure in the Victorian novel; Part III: Geology, Gilgamesh, and the historical sublime
5. Conclusion: Gilgamesh and the resublimation of deep timeSelect bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826632603321 |
Cregan-Reid Vybarr
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| Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Discovering Gilgamesh : geology, narrative and the historical sublime in Victorian culture / / Vybarr Cregan-Reid
| Discovering Gilgamesh : geology, narrative and the historical sublime in Victorian culture / / Vybarr Cregan-Reid |
| Autore | Cregan-Reid Vybarr |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Disciplina | 892.1 |
| Soggetto topico | Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian - History and criticism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78170-646-8
1-5261-0237-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
DISCOVERING GILGAMESH: GEOLOGY, NARRATIVE AND THE HISTORICAL SUBLIME IN VICTORIAN CULTURE; Half Title Page; Title Page ; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Part I: Gilgamesh; Introduction; 1. Discovering Gilgamesh; Part II: Narrative and the historical sublime; 2. Capturing time: the iconography of water in painting and photography; 3. Forgetting the past and the future: Macaulay, Carlyle, and the 'shoreless chaos' of history; 4. Present endings: rethinking closure in the Victorian novel; Part III: Geology, Gilgamesh, and the historical sublime
5. Conclusion: Gilgamesh and the resublimation of deep timeSelect bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461044603321 |
Cregan-Reid Vybarr
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| Manchester, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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