Imagining England's past : inspiration, enchantment, obsession
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Central - Adult Nonfiction - NEW | 704.947 OWENS | Long Overdue (Lost) | May 11, 2024 |
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Published
London : Thames and Hudson, 2023.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
303 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-292) and index.
Description
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? 00By 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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Owens, S. (2023). Imagining England's past: inspiration, enchantment, obsession . Thames and Hudson.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Owens, Susan. 2023. Imagining England's Past: Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession. Thames and Hudson.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Owens, Susan. Imagining England's Past: Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession Thames and Hudson, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Owens, Susan. Imagining England's Past: Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession Thames and Hudson, 2023.
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