Picture 1 of 1
Picture 1 of 1
British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700 by Adam Bridgen (2025, Trade Paperback)
Rarewaves (688162)
98.8% positive feedback
Price:
US $63.47
ApproximatelyRM 265.78
+ $3.99 shipping
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of London
ISBN-101913739074
ISBN-139781913739072
eBay Product ID (ePID)27075469601
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBritish Working-Class and Radical Writing since 1700
SubjectSubjects & Themes / Women, Social History, Subjects & Themes / Politics
Publication Year2025
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, History
AuthorAdam Bridgen
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal820.9920624
Table Of ContentForeword *Christian Schmitt-Kilb* Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction *John Goodridge* **I. Early Working-Class Writers to 1830** The Death of Stephen Duck (c. 1705-56): Facts and Reverberations *William J. Christmas* Other Realms of Labouring-Class Antislavery: Naval Surgeons David Samwell (1751-1798) and Thomas Trotter (1760-1832) *Adam Bridgen* Three Romantic-period labouring-class poets, their patrons and their booksellers: Robert Bloomfield, Henry Kirke White, John Clare *Tim Fulford* John Clare's Posthuman Utopias and the Legacy of Thomas Spence *Simon White* **II. Nineteenth-Century Developments** Mediated Melodies: 'Jone o' Grinfilt' and Problems with Preservation *Rebekah Erdman* Friend of the People: The Poetry of H. H. Horton (1811-1896) of Birmingham *Stephen Roberts* Re-enacted Trauma: The Self-Published Writings of Elizabeth Campbell (1804-1878) *Florence Boos* Helen Macfarlane: A Radical among Middle-Class Women Writers of the Mid-Nineteenth Century *John Rignall* The Miner and the Mouse: Animals, the Industrial Workplace, and the Working-Class Poet *Kirstie Blair* **III. Some Twentieth-Century Pioneers** Paving the Road to Socialism: The Political Leadership and Pastoral Writing of Katharine Glasier (1867-1950) *Heidi Renée Aijala* Ethel Carnie Holdsworth (1886-1962) and the Question of Audience *Kathleen Bell* Tramp at Anchor: The experimental fiction of Jim Phelan (1895-1966) *Luke Davies* **IV. Continuing Issues: Class and Gender** Woman Wanted Theatre Cleaner (8-12 daily, 6 days): Writing the Empty Stage *Sarah K. Whitfield* Intersections of Class and Gender in the work of Tessa Hadley (b. 1966), and Lewis Grassic Gibbon (1901-1935) *Olivia Michael* A crisis in masculinity? A comparison of English and West German miners' novels, 1945-1970 *Steve Eszrenyi* **V. Wider Dissemination: Cultural Studies, Lifewriting** Thieves in the Night: Women in the early days of the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies *Monika Seidl* Cultural Studies and Cultural Materialism in Germany and Austria *Roman Horak* The Contemporary Working-Class Memoir: Form and Affect *Simon Kövesi*
SynopsisAn essential history of how literature became a battleground for class struggle and political dissent in Britain. At a time when working-class writing is gaining long-overdue recognition, British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700 explores the intersection of class and literature over more than three centuries. This volume brings together leading scholars to examine the problems faced by working-class writers and the impact of class on themes such as feminism and anti-imperialism. Spanning from early laboring-class poets to contemporary memoirists, the collection revisits figures like John Clare and Ethel Carnie Holdsworth and also recovers overlooked voices and texts. Covering poetry, fiction, drama, and political writing, the book investigates the relationship between class and literary production, offering fresh perspectives on how working-class and radical literature has shaped British cultural history. From the Romantic-era resistance of laboring poets to mid-century miners' novels and the evolution of contemporary working-class memoirs, these essays reveal how literature has served as both a site of struggle and a tool of empowerment.
Be the first to write a review
