English and Englishness - 9780415291217

Taylor & Francis

First published in 2002. This volume is part of the New Accent series looking at English and popular culture, language, policy, fiction and democracy. Each volume in the series will seek to encourage rather than resist the process of change; to stretch rather than reinforce the boundaries that currently define literature and its academic study. > Introduction: English and popular culture; Chapter 1 English literature and cultural identities; Chapter 2 English, the state, and cultural policy; Chapter 3 English as a masculine profession; Chapter 4 English, culture, and democracy; Conclusion: Fiction, culture, and society; Notes; References Index;