Albion av Peter Ackroyd

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<p>Highly original and magnificent in scope, <i>Albion: The Origins of the English</i> Imagination discovers the roots of English cultural history in the Anglo-Saxon period, and traces it through the centuries. <br><br>What does it mean to be English? This dazzling book demonstrates that a quintessentially English quality can be discovered in all forms of English culture, not only in literature but also in painting, music, architecture, philosophy and science. <br><br>Just as <i>London: The Biography</i> guided the reader through the capital city with a mixture of narrative and theme, so Albion, employing the same techniques, engages the reader with stories and surprises - From Beowulf to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, via Chaucer and Shakespeare, to the Bronte sisters, <i>Alice through the Looking Glass</i> and <i>Lord of the Rings</i><br><br>Witty, provocative and anecdotal, this is Peter Ackroyd at his most brilliant and exuberant.</p>