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Papers by Michael Lydon

Literary history is the narrative frame for understanding the context of a literary work; however... more Literary history is the narrative frame for understanding the context of a literary work; however, there is no natural way to construct a literary history. After all, literary classifications are empirical and subject to change over time; with their narrative frame shaping interpretation with the text. James Joyce, for example, is appreciated differently from

This paper looks to investigate the origins and development of the Classical perception of Northe... more This paper looks to investigate the origins and development of the Classical perception of Northern barbarians as unsociable, fierce, courageous, and warlike people. It looks to further analyse this motif by comparing these Greco-Roman stereotypes with 19th and 20th Century European Nationalism. Examining how French and Nazi nationalism used positive readings of Classical texts to narrate a history that could affirm a binding ethnic self-identity. Whereas

Literary history is the narrative frame for understanding the context of a literary work; however... more Literary history is the narrative frame for understanding the context of a literary work; however, there is no natural way to construct a literary history. After all, literary classifications are empirical and subject to change over time; with their narrative frame shaping interpretation with the text. James Joyce, for example, is appreciated differently from

This paper looks to investigate the origins and development of the Classical perception of Northe... more This paper looks to investigate the origins and development of the Classical perception of Northern barbarians as unsociable, fierce, courageous, and warlike people. It looks to further analyse this motif by comparing these Greco-Roman stereotypes with 19th and 20th Century European Nationalism. Examining how French and Nazi nationalism used positive readings of Classical texts to narrate a history that could affirm a binding ethnic self-identity. Whereas