The English Countryside | Representations, Identities, Mutations

David Haigron

ISBN 10: 331985111X / ISBN 13: 9783319851112

Published by Springer, 2018

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The English Countryside | Representations, Identities, Mutations | David Haigron | Taschenbuch | x | Englisch | 2018 | Springer | EAN 9783319851112 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The English Countryside | Representations, Identities, Mutations
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 331985111X
• ISBN 13: 9783319851112
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 16D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 371 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This collection of essays examines representations of the English countryside and its mutations, and what they reveal about a nation’s, communities’ or individuals’ search for identity – and fear of losing it. Based on a pluridisciplinary approach and a variety of media, this book challenges the view that the English countryside is an apolitical space characterised by permanence and lack of conflict. It analyses how the pastoral motif is actually subverted to explore liminal spaces and temporalities. The authors deconstruct the “rural idyll” myth to show how it plays a distinctive and yet ambiguous part in defining Englishness/Britishness. A must read for both scholars and students interested in British rural and cultural history, media and literature.

About the Author

David Haigron is Senior Lecturer in British Studies at the University of Rennes 2, France. He is the author of The UK’s Political Landscape in the 21st Century (2014) and co-edited Social Class on British and American Screens (2016).