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The Persistence of Beauty

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This significant collection of essays examines the cultural, literary, philosophical and historical representation of beauty in British, Irish and American literature. Contributors use the works of Charles Dickens, T S Eliot, W H Auden and Stephen Spender among others to explore the role of beauty and its wider implications in art and society.

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ISBN: 9781848935112
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Author: Michael ONeill
Publisher: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 208 pages
Series: Routledge Historical Resources
Genres: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000