Commemorating Writers in Nineteenth-Century Europe: Nation-Building and Centenary Fever

Leerssen, J.; Rigney, A.

This volume offers detailed accounts of the cults of individual writers and a comparative perspective on the spread of centenary fever across Europe. It offers a fascinating insight into the interaction between literature and cultural memory, and the entanglement between local, national and European identities at the highpoint of nation-building.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349489459

DOI: 10.1057/9781137412140

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 301