In the Olden Time - Victorians and the British Past

Klappentext In this richly textured and wide-ranging survey of Victorian attitudes to the past, Andrew Sanders builds on Roy Strong's groundbreaking book And when did you last see your father?: The Victorian Painter and British History (1978). Sanders explores the essentially literary nature of Victorian history writing, and he reveals the degree to which painters were indebted to written records both fictional and factual. Starting with a stimulating comparison of Queens Elizabeth I and Victoria, In the Olden Time examines works by poets and painters, essayists and dramatists, architects and musicians, including Jane Austen, John Donne, William Shakespeare, and John Soane. Together with a study of religious history as seen through the eyes of architect and critic Augustus Pugin and journalist William Cobbett, this book offers an original view of Victorian responses to British history, presenting a fresh investigation of unexpected Victorian attitudes and the establishment of particular 20th-century prejudices and bias. Zusammenfassung Starting with a comparison of Queens Elizabeth I and Victoria! this title examines works by poets and painters! essayists and dramatists! architects and musicians. It explores the literary nature of Victorian history writing! and author reveals the degree to which painters were indebted to written records both fictional and factual.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Sanders, Sanders Andrew
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2013
• EAN: 9780300190427
• ISBN: 978-0-300-19042-7
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; Studies in British Art; The Association of Human Rights Institutes series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, English, The arts: general issues, ART / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, The arts: general topics