British Identities and English Renaissance Literature
- ISBN-10
- 0521782007
- ISBN-13
- 9780521782005
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 297
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-05-16
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- David J. Baker, Willy Maley
Description
Scholars examine the role of literature in the construction of 'Britishness'.
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