Exploring History :British Culture and Society 1700 to the Present Essays in Honour of Professor Emma Harris

This volume of essays in honour of Professor Emma Harris explores various branches of British history from 1700 to the present.The range of topics reflects the varied academic interests of the authors, who are friends, colleagues, and former students of Professor Harris. The essays take us on a journey through time, beginning with Queen Anne, eighteenth-century translations of literature, literary criticism, and ethnographical writings on witches. From there we proceed to Lord Byron, the outcast playwright, Victorian Englishness, modernist foreignness, the effect of World War I on language, and World War II on fashion. The collection also incorporates reflections on subcultural studies and on the fascination of the mystery of Jack the Ripper. Additional ISBNs 3631664915, 3653057426, 9783631664919, 9783653057423Exploring History: British Culture and Society 1700 to the Present Essays in Honour of Professor Emma Harris 1st Edition is written by Author and published by Peter Lang Gmb H, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. ISBNs for Exploring History are 9783653964103, 3653964105 and the print ISBNs are 9783631664919, 3631664915. Additional ISBNs include 3631664915, 3653057426, 9783631664919, 9783653057423.