Discovering Gilgamesh : geology, narrative and the historical sublime in Victorian culture /: geology, narrative and the historical sublime in Victorian culture. (2015)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Discovering Gilgamesh : geology, narrative and the historical sublime in Victorian culture /: geology, narrative and the historical sublime in Victorian culture. (2015)
- Main Title:
- Discovering Gilgamesh : geology, narrative and the historical sublime in Victorian culture
- 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.
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.140030
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