Intellectual Culture of the English Country House, 1500–1700
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Matthew Dimmock is Professor of Early Modern Studies at the University of Sussex
Andrew Hadfield is Professor of English at the University of Sussex
Margaret Healy is Professor of Literature and Culture at the University of Sussex
<p>'Over the two hundred years covered in this wide-ranging collection of articles, country houses were among the most important centres of literary and cultural activity in England. Their architecture, decoration, and social history have been extensively chronicled by Mark Girouard, Maurice Howard, and others, but their significance for English culture in its wider sense has received less scholarly attention. This engaging collection of short articles goes a long way towards redressing that balance … This well-written, well-edited volume deserves the attention of anyone interested in the art, literature, and wider culture of early modern England. It makes the important point that country houses were not just vehicles for ostentatious display; they could also be settings for creative leisure, or <i>otium</i> as the ancient Romans saw it in contrast to the <i>negotium</i> of the workaday world.'<br />Notes and Queries</p>
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Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Matthew Dimmock is Professor of Early Modern Studies at the University of Sussex
Andrew Hadfield is Professor of English at the University of Sussex
Margaret Healy is Professor of Literature and Culture at the University of Sussex