The British Aristocracy in Popular Culture - Essays on 200 Years of Representations (Paperback)

As traditional social hierarchies fall away, ever steeper levels of economic inequality and the entrenchment of new class distinctions lend a new glamor to the idea of aristocracy: witness the worldwide popularity of Downton Abbey, or the seemingly insatiable public fascination with the private lives of the British royal family. This collection of essays investigates the enduring attraction with the icon of the aristocrat and the spectacle of aristocratic society. It traces the ambivalent reactions the aristocracy provokes and the needs (political, ideological, psychological, and otherwise) it caters to in modern times when the economic power of the landed classes have been eroded and their political role curtailed. In this interdisciplinary collection, aristocracy is considered from multiple viewpoints, including British and American literature, European history and politics, cultural studies, linguistics, visual arts, music, and media studies.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2020
Editors:	Stefania Michelucci • Ian Duncan • Luisa Villa
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	242
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-7487-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General
LSN:	1-4766-7487-6
Barcode:	9781476674872

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