The Nineteenth-Century Present: Literature, Print Culture and Historicity
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Nineteenth-Century Present: Literature, Print Culture and Historicity
By (Author) Koenraad Claes
Edited by Elizabeth Ludlow
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
10th September 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
Literature: history and criticism
Physical Properties
Hardback
296
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
Description
The Nineteenth-Century Present explores the multiple ways in which history was understood, structured, and reassessed in literary, theological, and political contexts across the nineteenth century. While the scope of the book is wide, ranging from the representations of geological time and ancient history to the writing of the recent past, and covering the work of writers from Walter Scott to G.K. Chesterton, each chapter reveals how present concerns intrude on and shape every view of history. Ultimately, the collection emphasises that issues raised regarding historicity in recent methodological debates were already concerns in the nineteenth century.
Author Bio
Elizabeth Ludlow is Associate Professor of Religion and Literature at Anglia Ruskin University
Koenraad Claes is a Visiting Research Fellow at Anglia Ruskin University
