The golden age nostalgia in word and image
This volume investigates the diverse applications and conceptions of the term 'The Golden Age'. The phrase resonates with the theme of nostalgia, which is popularly understood as a wistful longing for the past, but which also denotes homesickness and the unrecoverability of the past. While...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
2016.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b42541906*spi |
| Sumario: | This volume investigates the diverse applications and conceptions of the term 'The Golden Age'. The phrase resonates with the theme of nostalgia, which is popularly understood as a wistful longing for the past, but which also denotes homesickness and the unrecoverability of the past. While the term 'Golden Age' typically conjures up idealised visions of the past and gestures forward to utopian visions of future golden ages, the idea of nostalgia is suggestive of a discontented present. The Golden Age and nostalgia are therefore related ideas, but are also partly in conflict with one another, a. |
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| Notas: | Based on a conference held by English postgraduate students at the University of Dundee in June 2012. |
| Descripción Física: | xxiii, 138 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas. |
| ISBN: | 9781443816472 |
