English Culture: From the 18th Century to the Present Day

by Jeremy Black

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Culture. What is it? Paintings or television? The National Gallery or Harry Styles? There is of course no one answer, no agreement. But what is clear is that culture, however defined, plays a key role as a form and content of identity, while, in turn, it is affected by changes in the patterns and pressures of identification. In Emma, Jane Austen praised Shakespeare as a touchstone of Englishness and wrote: ‘It was a sweet view – sweet to the eye and the mind. English verdure, English culture, English comfort, seen under a sun bright, without being oppressive.’ Would anyone...Read more
  • ISBN10 1398118494
  • ISBN13 9781398118492
  • Publish Date 15 October 2024
  • Publish Status Forthcoming
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Amberley Publishing
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 288
  • Language English