Tales of the Periphery, The Balkans in Nineteenth-century British Writing
Kostova, L
1997. Veliko Tarnovo, 152x219, In English.
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Contents:
Introduction * (En)gendering a European Peryphery * Scattered Notes on a "Long Revolution", the Gendering of Nations, Discourses of "Race", and Two-isms * Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Lord Byron: Two Very Influential Travellers to the Periphery * Imag(in)ing Greece and World History * Constructing "Vampirelands", Identifying Monsters * Pushing the Periphery Centrewards * Conclusion * More Tales of the Periphery * Appendix

Notes:
LIke such entities as "East", "West", and "Europe", the term "Balkans" defies and evades straightforward definition. The lack of clarity and representational consensus as well as the image of the Balkans as a site of chaos and political turbulence may be the reasons for the Peninsula`s specific symbolic significance in a European "poetics of space". This book offers a critical reading of the region`s representation in a variety of ninetheen-century British texts ranging from poetic and functional works to travel narratives and political pamphlets. The author explores such themes as the tension between Western "centre" and South Eastern European "periphery", problems of the gendered geography of Europe, and the rise of modern concepts of the individual and the nation.

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