Imagining England's Past
Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession
Susan Owens
- 320 pagine
- English
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Imagining England's Past
Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession
Susan Owens
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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.
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Indice dei contenuti
- Cover
- Title Page
- About the Author
- Other Titles of Interest
- Contents
- Prologue
- I. Once Upon A Time
- II. The Treasures of Time
- III. Living in the Past
- Plates Section One
- IV. In the Olden Days
- V. Crusades Against the Age
- VI. Nostalgia
- Plates Section Two
- VII. Backing into the Future
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Picture Credits
- Index
- Copyright