Irrepressible Adventures With Britannia: Personalities, Politics and Culture in Britain - Couverture rigide

Louis, William Roger

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1780767978 ISBN 13 : 9781780767970

Editeur : I.B. Tauris, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Irrepressible Adventures with Britannia is the latest addition to Wm Roger Louis's stimulating and acclaimed series, Adventures with Britannia. It draws upon a distinguished array of writers and scholars - historians, political scientists, journalists, novelists, biographers and English literature specialists - to guide the reader through a fascinating labyrinth of British culture, history and politics. Together, they provide a unique insight into the pivotal themes, political, literary and cultural, which have shaped British state and society. Including a comparison of A.J.P. Taylor and Hugh Trevor-Roper by Adam Sisman, a new appraisal of Prince Albert by Rosemary Hill, an assessment of Keats by Ferdinand Mount and a Diamond Jubilee portrait of Elizabeth II by Max Hastings, this book provides a rich mix of original ideas, historical and literary allusion, personality and anecdote, which together provide an intellectual adventure into the mainsprings of modern British and international society.

Revue de presse :

'The main pleasure of a book like this is akin to that of listening to a series of assured after-dinner speakers, highly knowledgeable about their chosen subject and able to entertain as well as inform.'< br/>Alan Ross, Times Literary Supplement< br/>< br/>'fresh and, more than that, stimulating... One of the great benefits of this series is that it turns up subjects from British cultural history that are under-appreciated and encourages one to explore them further.'< br/> --Simon Heffer, Literary Review

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: I.B. Tauris
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1780767978
• ISBN 13: 9781780767970
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416