Rosemary Mitchell, ed., Mutual (In)Comprehensions: France and Britain in the Long Nineteenth Century
To what extent is the identity of the self created by comparison with the Other, and to what extent does this creation rely on partial understanding, deliberate misreading, or the unique insights afforded to the outsider? The multifaceted construction of identity and so-called national characterist...
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| Formaat: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens
2015
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| Online toegang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Samenvatting: | To what extent is the identity of the self created by comparison with the Other, and to what extent does this creation rely on partial understanding, deliberate misreading, or the unique insights afforded to the outsider? The multifaceted construction of identity and so-called national characteristics encourages both cultural exchange and biased arguments that downplay or simply ignore contradictions. Part I of this collection of essays explores French reflections on the British and vice ver... |
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