The English Countryside: Representations, Identities, Mutations
by David Haigron /
2017 / English / PDF
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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.
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.