Imagining England's past: inspiration, enchantment, obsession
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Beteilige Person: Owens, Susan 19XX- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York Thames & Hudson 2023
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Abstract:England has long built its sense of self on visions of its past. What does it mean for medieval writers to summon King Arthur from the post-Roman fog; for William Morris to resurrect the skills of the medieval workshop and Julia Margaret Cameron to portray the Arthurian court with her Victorian camera; or for Yinka Shonibare in the final years of the twentieth century to visualize a Black Victorian dandy? By exploring the imaginations of successive generations, this book reveals how diverse notions of the past have inspired literature, art, music, architecture and fashion. It shines a light on subjects from myths to mock-Tudor houses, Stonehenge to steampunk, and asks how - and why - the past continues so powerfully to shape the present. Not a history of England, but a history of those who have written, painted and dreamed it into being, Imagining England's Past offers a lively, erudite account of the making and manipulation of the days of old.
Umfang:303 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Illustrationen, Tafeln 24 cm
ISBN:9780500024331