England: The Making of the Myth from Stonehenge to Albert SquareFourth Estate, 2001 - 274 pagina's This work is a narrative history of England covering 3000 years, which explores the political, religious, environmental and physical influences that have arrived at the myth that is England. Threads which are explored include the myth of the English woman and the identification of class in dialect. Duffy concludes that the history of England's absorbtion of different cultures should lead England to support the European ideal and turn its back on Americanization. |
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The Making of the Myth from Stonehenge to Albert Square Maureen Duffy. Piers becomes a symbol for the rebels whose ... become so hard for us to identify the heirs of Piers Plowman , have the words lost much of their resonance . This ...
The Making of the Myth from Stonehenge to Albert Square Maureen Duffy. Piers becomes a symbol for the rebels whose ... become so hard for us to identify the heirs of Piers Plowman , have the words lost much of their resonance . This ...
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... become a world player in science and technology . We are still dogged by the myth of our empire and its aftermath . Centuries of regarding ourselves , however impoverished economi- cally and culturally , as at least ' better than the ...
... become a world player in science and technology . We are still dogged by the myth of our empire and its aftermath . Centuries of regarding ourselves , however impoverished economi- cally and culturally , as at least ' better than the ...
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... becoming part of the myth for very English reasons . It was orderly and we could exercise our charity . No one was ... become a vehicle for cherished English bigotry and misogyny . In emphasizing the political and economic aspects of ...
... becoming part of the myth for very English reasons . It was orderly and we could exercise our charity . No one was ... become a vehicle for cherished English bigotry and misogyny . In emphasizing the political and economic aspects of ...
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The Coming of the English | 20 |
Englands Darling | 36 |
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A. P. Watt Alfred Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Chronicle army barons battle became Bede began bishops boys Britain British Britons brother brought called century Charles Christian Chronicle Church civil Cnut colonies court culture death defeated Douglas Goldring Earl Earl of Northumbria Edward Elizabeth empire English myth Europe Flora Thompson forced foreign France French garden German girls Harold Harthacnut Henry Henry VI houses hundred hyperlect industry invasion Ireland Irish island John king king's Labour land language later Layamon lives London Lord married mother myth of England Norman Normandy Northumbria Parliament peace Picts Piers Plowman poem political popular princes Protestant queen reform reign Roman royal rural Saxons Scotland Scots seemed sent Shakespeare ships soldiers Spain story Swein Ted Willis thousand throne took trade tradition turned village Vortigern Welsh Wessex William William of Malmesbury women
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Social Identities: Multidisciplinary Approaches Gary Taylor,Steve Spencer Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2004 |