Discovering Gilgamesh : geology, narrative and the historical sublime in Victorian culture /: geology, narrative and the historical sublime in Victorian culture. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: University press scholarship online.
• Further Information: Note: Vybarr Cregan-Reid.
• Authors: Cregan-Reid, Vybarr
• Contents: 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
• Publisher Details: Manchester : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 238 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 892.1; Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian -- History and criticism; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Archaeology and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Religion and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- General; LITERARY CRITICISM / African; Archaeology and literature; Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian; Literature and society; Religion and science; Great Britain; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781781706466; 1781706468; 9781526102379; 1526102374
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 3, 2015).
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