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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
ISBN
9780385497725

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385497725
ISBN-13
9780385497725
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2318193

Product Key Features

Book Title
Albion : the Origins of the English Imagination
Number of Pages
560 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Great Britain / General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year
2003
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, History
Author
Peter Ackroyd
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
33.7 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-043571
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Ackroyd covers not only literature but art, architecture, music and almost everything else that has passed through the minds of the English…just one damn interesting thing after another." -- Sunday Times "Albion is an explosion, full of particles whizzing through air…crammed, digressive, learned, knotted." -- Daily Telegraph From the Trade Paperback edition., "Ackroyd covers not only literature but art, architecture, music and almost everything else that has passed through the minds of the English…just one damn interesting thing after another." --Sunday Times "Albion is an explosion, full of particles whizzing through air…crammed, digressive, learned, knotted." --Daily Telegraph From the Trade Paperback edition.
Dewey Decimal
942
Synopsis
Peter Ackroyd follows his acclaimedLondon: The Biographywith a book that once again plumbs the history of England and uncovers the continuities that link past and present. A dazzling, highly original exploration of English culture from its roots in the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day, ALBION demonstrates that a quintessentially English quality imbues every form of cultural expression-not just literature, but also painting, music, architecture, philosophy, and science. In an intricate, expertly crafted mixture of narrative and theme, Ackroyd travels through time and across cultural categories as he seeks out the roots and the essence of the English imagination. With an irrepressible curiosity and contagious enthusiasm, he moves fromBeowulfto Virginia Woolf, Hogarth to Hockney, Purcell to Vaughan Williams, Inigo Jones to Edward Lutyens. His lively biographical sketches and incisive exegeses of the work of figures both well known and less familiar deepen our understanding and appreciation of our inherited culture. LikeLondon: The Biography, ALBION contains unexpected treasures, including a thought-provoking look at immigration and assimilation and a delightful digression into the English obsession with gardening. Black-and-white photographs and drawings, and two lavish four-color inserts add visual appeal throughout. Ackroyd's talent for distilling information and presenting it with novelistic flair shines on every page of ALBION. It is Peter Ackroyd at his most brilliant and exuberant.
LC Classification Number
DA110.A26 2003

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