Albion. The Origins of the English Imagination (Ackroyd Peter); Vintage books, 2004

Highly original and magnificent in scope, Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination discovers the roots of English cultural history in the Anglo-Saxon period, and traces it through the centuries.

What does it mean to be English? This dazzling book demonstrates that a quintessentially English quality can be discovered in all forms of English culture, not only in literature but also in painting, music, architecture, philosophy and science.

Just as London: The Biography guided the reader through the capital city with a mixture of narrative and theme, so Albion, employing the same techniques, engages the reader with stories and surprises - From Beowulf to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, via Chaucer and Shakespeare, to the Bronte sisters, Alice through the Looking Glass and Lord of the Rings

Witty, provocative and anecdotal, this is Peter Ackroyd at his most brilliant and exuberant.

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Параметр	Значение
ISBN	9780099438076
Автор(ы)	Ackroyd Peter
Вес	0.68
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2004
Жанр	история
Издатель	Vintage books
Издательство	Vintage books
Кол-во страниц	542
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	542
Обложка	мягкая обложка
Тип обложки	мягкая