Englishness identified manners and character, 1650-1850 / [electronic resource] :
Paul Langford.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- 1 online resource (x, 389 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Between 1650 and 1850 perceptions of the English changed as a nation of supposed barbarians evolved into a world power. This study traces the evolution of the so-called English national character through the impressions of foreign observers.
9780191697586 (ebook) : No price
National characteristics, English--History. National characteristics, English, in literature. English literature--History and criticism.
England--Social life and customs--17th century. England--Social life and customs--18th century. England--Social life and customs--19th century.