The British industrial canal : reading the waterways from the eighteenth century to the anthropocene /
This work of literary criticism explores literature about canals in Britain, from poetry about early industrial waterways in the eighteenth century to 'canal noir' in the twenty-first. Themes include water, climate, gender, Empire, fossils, nature, labour and time.
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Licensed eBooks |
| Kieli: | englanti |
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Cardiff :
University of Wales Press,
2023.
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| Sarja: | Intersections in literature and science.
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| Linkit: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3579931 |
Sisällysluettelo:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Practical Arts of the Waterways
- 3 Colonising Canal-Land
- 4 Women, War, and the Waterways
- 5 Waters of Life and Death
- 6 The Basin, or Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography