English Pasts by Stefan Collini

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English Pasts by Stefan Collini

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Summary

Aimed at the non-specialist reader, this book presents a collection of essays. It covers such subjects as: the idea of 'the national past', the historian as social critic, the claims of Cultural Studies, the nature of academic 'research', the function of the literary biography, and the lives and ideas of popular figures.

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English Pasts by Stefan Collini

In this collection of engaging and readable essays, Stefan Collini shows how much can be gained from bringing a rigorous historical perspective to some of the most contentious issues in contemporary culture. Whether he is asking what it means to inhabit and possess a `national past', or reflecting on the role of the historian as social critic, whether he is scrutinizing the claims of Cultural Studies or challenging the assumptions about academic research whether he is pondering the future of literary biography or reassessing some of the leading minds in modern British culture, Collini writes with a rare blend of sympathy, sharpness, and wit. Explicitly addressed to the `non-specialist', these essays attempt to make some of the fruits of detailed scholarly research in various fields available to a wider audience. The book will interest (and delight) readers interested in history, literature, and contemporary cultural debate.

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fresh and topicalAt his best - and these essays show him at his best - Collini is one of the sharpest observers and most mordant critics in English academic life. * Felipe Fernandesz-Armesto, Weekend Review, The Independent *
Stefan Collini is a Reader in Intellectual History and 35 Fulbrooke Road, Cambridge CB3 9EE (home)and a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge.
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ISBN 13 9780198207801
ISBN 10 0198207808
Title English Pasts
Author Stefan Collini
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1999-03-25
Number of pages 360
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