Romantic moderns : English writers, artists and the imagination from Virginia Woolf to John Piper / Alexandra Harris.

Author/creator Harris, Alexandra, 1981-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Thames & Hudson, 2010.
Description320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Subjects
English literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
Romanticism.
Romanticism in art.
Modernism (Art)
Modernism (Literature)
Art and society--Great Britain. --History. --20th century.
Literature and society--Great Britain. --History. --20th century.

Contents Prologue : in England -- Ancient and modern -- Concrete and curlicues -- A Georgian revival -- Victoriana -- From purity to a pageant -- A break for refreshments -- The canon revised -- The weather forecast -- Village life -- Parish news -- Variations on a view -- An hour in the garden -- Dreaming of Manderley -- House building -- Literary architecture -- Afterword : new maps.
Summary Alexandra Harris presents a confident case for the interest and importance of the English arts during the Modern period. She examines the work of writers, painters, gardeners, architects, critics and composers, some well known and some almost forgotten.
Local noteLittle-305131062028V
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 309-313) and index.
LCCN 2010923384
ISBN9780500251713
ISBN0500251711

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks NX543 .H33 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold