Storied Ground
Landscape and the Shaping of English National Identity
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Word Count
87,000 words, Guess
Page Count
348 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27840657M
- ISBN-139781108424738
- ISBN-101108424732
- OCLC Control Number1009182420
- Amazon1108424732
Classifications
- LCCDA118
Description
"People have always attached meaning to the landscape that surrounds them. In Storied Ground Paul Readman uncovers why landscape matters so much to the English people, exploring its particular importance in shaping English national identity amid the transformations of modernity. The book takes us from the fells of the Lake District to the uplands of Northumberland; from the streetscapes of industrial Manchester to the heart of London. This panoramic journey reveals the significance, not only of the physical characteristics of landscapes, but also of the sense of the past, collective memories and cultural traditions that give these places their meaning. Between the late eighteenth and early twentieth centuries, Englishness extended far beyond the pastoral idyll of chocolate-box thatched cottages, waving fields of corn and quaint country churches. It was found in diverse locations - urban as well as rural, north as well as south - and it took strikingly diverse forms."--
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