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How the country house became English
Title
How the country house became English / Stephanie Barczewski.
ISBN
9781789147605
1789147603
Publication
London : Reaktion Books, 2023.
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
389 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
Country houses have come to be regarded as quintessentially English, not only in terms of their architectural style but because they appear to embody national values of continuity and insularity. The histories of country houses and England, however, have featured episodes of violence and disruption, so how did country houses come to represent one version of English history, when in reality they reflect its full range of contradictions and complexities? This book explores the evolution of the country house, beginning with the violent impact of the Reformation and Civil War and showing how the political events of the eighteenth century, which culminated in the reaction against the French Revolution, led to country houses being recast as symbols of England?s political stability.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 13, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-377) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Englishness and the country house
1 Violence and the country house, I: The Reformation
2 Violence ad the country house II: The Civil War
3 Refections on the non-revolution in England
4 No such thing as a British country house
5 The empire does not strike back
6 Fog in Channel.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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