Albion

作者 Peter Ackroyd著
出版社 Vintage
出版时间 2004年8月
ISBN 9780099438076
定价 282.20

内容简介

Highlyoriginalandmagnificentinscope,Albion:TheOriginsoftheEnglishImaginationdiscoverstherootsofEnglishculturalhistoryintheAnglo-Saxonperiod,andtracesitthroughthecenturies.WhatdoesitmeantobeEnglish?ThisdazzlingbookdemonstratesthataquintessentiallyEnglishqualitycanbediscoveredinallformsofEnglishculture,notonlyinliteraturebutalsoinpainting,music,architecture,philosophyandscience.JustasLondon:TheBiographyguidedthereaderthroughthecapitalcitywithamixtureofnarrativeandtheme,soAlbion,employingthesametechniques,engagesthereaderwithstoriesandsurprises-FromBeowulftoKingArthurandtheKnightsoftheRoundTable,viaChaucerandShakespeare,totheBrontesisters,AlicethroughtheLookingGlassandLordoftheRingsWitty,provocativeandanecdotal,thisisPeterAckroydathismostbrilliantandexuberant.(20021018)

作者简介

PeterAckroydlivesinLondon.HeistheauthorofbiographiesofDickens,BlakeandThomasMoreandofthebestsellingLondon:Thebiography.Anumberofhislectures(suchasTheEnglishnessofEnglishLiterature)andofhisnovels(suchasEnglishMusic)haveexploredthethemeofWhatisEnglishness?HehaswontheWhitbreadBiographyAward,theRoyalSocietyofLiterature'sWilliamHeinemannAward,theJamesTaitBlackMemorialPrize,theGuardianFictionPrize,theSomersetMaughamAwardandtheSouthBankPrizeforLiterature.HismostrecentbookisTheCollection,selectedjournalism,reviews,essaysandlectures.(20021018)

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