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`... provides a strong and clear image of the ideas of englishness ...' - D Deletant, London Univ Informationen zum Autor Judy Giles is Senior Lecturer in Women's Studies, Cultural Studies and Literature at the University College of Ripon & York St John. She is the author of Women, Identity and Private Life in Britain 1900-1950 (1995). Tim Middleton is Senior Lecturer in Literary and Cultural Studies and Head of the English Studies programme at the University College of Ripon & York St John. Klappentext What did it mean in the first half of this century to say `I am English?' A Practical Sourcebook on National Identity is a unique collection of extracts from writing of the era, all of which in some way raise this question. Drawn from a wide range of sources including letters, diaries, journalism, fiction, poems, parliamentary speeches and government reports, the volume is divided into five sections: * The Ideas and Ideals of Englishness * Versions of Rural England * War and National Identity * Culture and Englishness * Domestic and Urban Englands The editors provide an introduction to each section and conclude with suggested study activities and further reading. It also contains a chronology and bibliography, completing the framework for study. A Practical Sourcebook on National Identity is a fascinating collection which will not only be essential and accessible reading for students, but will also appeal to anyone who has ever asked what it means to become part of a national identity. Zusammenfassung What did it mean in the first half of this century to say `I am English'? This is a unique collection of extracts from 1900-1950, all of which raise this question. Draws on a range of poems, fiction, letters, diaries and journalism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 THE IDEAS AND IDEALS OF ENGLISHNESS 1 J.B. Priestley, ‘Little Englanders’ From English Journey (1934) 2 E.M. Forster, ‘If one wanted to show a foreigner England…’ From Howards End (1910) 3 W.H. Davies, ‘England’ From Our Nation’s Heritage (1939) 4 D.H. Lawrence, ‘I don’t like England very much, but…’ From The Letters of D.H. Lawrence (1932) 5 E.M. Forster, ‘Middle-class people smell’ From Selected Letters of E.M. Forster: Volume 1: 1879–1920 6 Phillip Gibbs, ‘Here, then, is something of England…’From England Speaks (1935) 7 J.H. Thomas, ‘I do foresee a far happier England…’From When Labour Rules (1920) 8 Arnold Bennett, ‘An honest and naïve goodwill…in the very air of England’ From The Old Wives’ Tale (1908) 9 E.M. Forster, ‘Why has not England a great mythology?’ From Howards End (1910) 10 T.S. Eliot, ‘What is part of our culture is also part of our lived religion’ From Notes Towards the Definition of Culture (1948) 11 C.F.G. Masterman, ‘We cannot help being interested in ourselves’ From The Condition of England (1909) 12 Ford Madox Ford, ‘The Englishman feels very deeply and reasons very little’ From The Spirit of the People (1907) 13 Phillip Gibbs, ‘The soul of England spoke again…’ From England Speaks (1935) 14 Sir Ernest Barker, ‘Some Constants of the English Character’ From The Character of England (1947) 15 Arthur Mee, ‘The nation is a living body’ From The Children’s Encyclopaedia 16 Wyndham Lewis, ‘Dear old Great Britain has to take in partners’ From The Hitler Cult (1939) 17 Jan Struther, ‘Back from Abroad’ From Mrs. Miniver (1939) 2 VERSIONS OF RURAL ENGLAND 18 Edward Thomas, ‘The Village’ From The Heart of England (1906) 19 H.V. Morton, ‘The fun it is to tramp from town to town…’ From In Search of England (1927) 20 Edmund Blunden, ‘How much that we loved is going or gone!’ From The Face of England (1932) 21 H.V. Morton, ‘We may not revive the English village of the old days…’ From In Search of England (1927) 22 J.W. Robertson-Scott, ‘A community which has almost always been hovel housed’ From England’s Green and Pleasant Land: The Truth Attempted (1925) 23 Stanley Baldwin, ‘England is the country, and the country is ...
