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The Cambridge Cultural History of Britain Boris Ford

The Cambridge Cultural History of Britain By Boris Ford

The Cambridge Cultural History of Britain by Boris Ford


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This is a comprehensive survey for students, specialists and general readers of all major branches of the arts in Britain during the period 1785 to 1851. It also reveals the cultural and social setting in which the writers, musicians, architects and other artists of the age worked.

The Cambridge Cultural History of Britain Summary

The Cambridge Cultural History of Britain: Volume 6: The Romantic Age in Britain by Boris Ford

This generously illustrated book is a comprehensive survey of the arts in Britain during the period 1785 to 1851. Uniquely, it also reveals the cultural and social setting in which the writers, musicians, architects and artists of the age worked. This period was one of transformation, characterised by the growth of industry, new scientific discoveries and inventions, an upsurge in population and the emergence of a new bourgeoisie and working class. In the arts, Blake, Keats, Wordsworth, Turner, Constable and Nash were prominent, while the cult of Handel flourished in musical circles. The novel flowered with Jane Austen, Dickens and Scott, and British crafts and manufacturing design went on show in the Great Exhibition as products of 'the workshop of the world'. An introductory chapter offers a cultural and social backdrop to the period. Fully illustrated chapters follow, written by foremost specialists. One major branch of the arts is explored in each. Special topics include the transformation of the British countryside by the Enclosure movement, and the founding of the Athenaeum Club in London. This is a unique bringing-together in a single volume of all the main strands of creative life of the Romantic age in Britain.

The Cambridge Cultural History of Britain Reviews

' ... an ambitious, readable and well-illustrated guide to the arts in Britain ...' Asa Briggs, The Sunday Times
' ... will interest, entertain and occasionally even provoke ...' Times Educational Supplement

Table of Contents

General introduction; Part I. The Cultural and Social Setting: 1. Romantics to early victorians David Punter; Part II. Studies in the Individual Arts: 2. Edinburgh: city of reason and nature Alexander Youngson; 3. Literature John Beer; 4. The fine arts Michael Rosenthal; 5. Graphic satire and illustrations John Harvey; 6. Architecture Alexandra Wedgewood; 7. Music H. C. Robbins Landon; 8. The athenaeum Alexandra Wedgewood; 9. Enclosure and the english hedgerow Tom Williamson; 10. The applied arts: design, craft and trade Pat Kirkham; Part III. Appendix: Further reading and artists' biographies Christopher Gillie; Sources of illustrations; Index Elma M. Forbes.

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GOR001113046
9780521428866
0521428866
The Cambridge Cultural History of Britain: Volume 6: The Romantic Age in Britain by Boris Ford
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
19920618
342
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