Albion The Origins Of The English Imagination

Author: Peter Ackroyd

Stock information

General Fields

  • : $25.00 NZD
  • : 9781856197212
  • : Chatto & Windus
  • : Chatto & Windus
  • :
  • :
  • : 01 December 2002
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • : books

Special Fields

  • :
  • : Peter Ackroyd
  • :
  • : hardback with dustjacket
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • : near fine
  • : 516
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
Barcode 9781856197212
9781856197212

Description

This title covers the whole of English cultural history from its roots in the Anglo-Saxon period, through the centuries, to numerous examples from contemporary times. Explorations include: forgery and plagerism; ruins and antiquarianism; the English love of miniatures; and drag acts and eccentrics.