Continental perceptions of Englishness, ‘Foreignness’ and the Global Turn - Book Review
Continental perceptions of Englishness, ‘Foreignness’ and the Global Turn - Book Review
Author(s): Ellie BoyadzhievaSubject(s): Book-Review, Translation Studies, Globalization
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: English identity; Englishness; ‘Foreignness’; Continental perceptions of English identity; Contemporary British literary works; Literatures in English; English authors in Romanian academic circles
Summary/Abstract: The current book endeavours into various issues of the English identity presented in several major literary works of quite a few leading contemporary British authors. The book consists of nine chapters each of which is a separate essay on a particular topic, while the last one addressing the topical theme of BREXIT and its aftermath for the English society, although not signified as a chapter, serves as a conclusion. The collection of critical essays, published in various journals before, each of which deals with a different facet of the multidimensional understanding of Englishness.
Journal: English Studies at NBU
- Issue Year: 3/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 88-91
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English