Michael Bunce: 1 book
The Countryside Ideal
Anglo-American Images of Landscape
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2005
`God made the country, man made the town.'
William Cowper's words, written two centuries ago, underline an idealisation of rural life and landscape which persists to this day.
What are the main historical processes and ideas underlying the continuing attachment to the countryside? How have these shaped...
