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BEFORE THE EMPIRE OF ENGLISH
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BEFORE THE EMPIRE OF ENGLISH:
LITERATURE, PROVINCIALITY,
AND NATIONALISM IN
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN
Alok Yadav
BEFORE THE EMPIRE OF ENGLISH
Copyright © Alok Yadav, 2004.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Yadav, Alok
Before the empire of English : literature, provinciality, and nationalism
in eighteenth-century Britain / Alok Yadav.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index.
ISBN 1–4039–6496–3 (alk. paper)
1. English literature—18th century—History and criticism.
2. National characteristics, British, in literature. 3. Nationalism and
literature—Great Britain—History—18th century. 4. Great Britain—
Civilization—European influences. 5. Great Britain—Civilization—
18th century. 6. English literature—European influences.
7. Great Britain—Relations—Europe. 8. Europe—Relations—
Great Britain. 9. Nationalism in literature. 10. Imperialism in literature.
I. Title.
PR448.N38Y33 2004
820.9'358'09033—dc22 2003067756
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