Serendipitous adventures with Britannia

• Titel: Serendipitous adventures with Britannia
• Titelzusatz: personalities, politics and culture in Britain
• Mitwirkende: Louis, William Roger [HerausgeberIn]
• Verf.angabe: Edited by Wm. Roger Louis
• Verlagsort: London ; New York
• Verlagsort: Austin
• Verlag: I.B. Tauris
• Verlag: Harry Ranson Center
• Jahr: 2019
• Jahr: 2019
• Umfang: xi, 366, 8 unnummerierte Seiten
• ISBN: 978-0-7556-9330-6
• ISBN: 978-0-7556-9331-3
• Schlagwörter: (g)Großbritannien / (s)Historische Persönlichkeit
• Dokumenttyp: Aufsatzsammlung
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1865960071

Abstract

"Serendipitous 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. The subjects covered include a new analysis of Arthur Conan Doyle by David Leal, a new account of Evelyn Waugh and Randolph Churchill, and in literature, Nigel Newton writes on Harry Potter and Bloomsbury. Collectively, the chapters combine a rich mix of original ideas, historical and literary allusion, personality and anecdote, to provide an intellectual adventure into the mainsprings of modern British and international society"--