British Literature and Archaeology, 18801930 by Angie Blumberg - 9781526161475

Name: British Literature and Archaeology, 18801930 by Angie Blumberg - 9781526161475
Brand: Manchester University Press

Manchester University Press

British Literature and Archaeology, 18801930Author(s): Angie Blumberg\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Manchester University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Manchester University Press\nISBN-13: 9781526161475, 978-1526161475\nSynopsis\nBritish literature and archaeology, [tel] reveals how British writers and artists across the long turn of the twentieth century engaged with archaeological discourseits artefacts, landscapes, bodies, and methodsuncovering the materials of the past to envision radical possibilities for the present and future. This project traces how archaeology shaped major late-Victorian and modern discussions: informing debates over shifting gender roles; facilitating the development of queer iconography and the recovery of silenced or neglected histories; inspiring artefactual forgery and transforming modern conceptions of authenticity; and helping writers and artists historicise the traumas of the First World War. Ultimately unearthing archaeology at the centre of thes.