Full Description
This three-volume set provides a full collection of written descriptions and interpretations of one of the major cities of the world, from the Norman Conquest to the Great War. It offers the student a range of primary source material, much of it inaccessible to most readers, from a broad range of disciplines. Extensive literary selections in poetry and prose are complemented by readings from chronicles, travel memoirs, sociological and cultural studies and excerpts from the major novels which evoke the spirit of London. Along with the main introduction, seven more specific introductions sketch the changes and continuities of the spirit and character of London; the evolving cityscape and a bibliography for each era to guide the reader through the material of each era. A concluding essay offers an overview of images of London in the visual arts. The three volumes of this publication offer a wide and varied gathering of texts that celebrate and describe, condemn and satirize, document and interpret the life of a complex and changing metropolis, from its early development to its apex as a world centre of power and influence in commerce, politics, the arts and culture.
Contents
Volume I Medieval, Tudor, Stuart and Georgian London 1066-1800. General introduction, full critical apparatus, including chronology and bibliography. Part 1 Medieval London 1065-1485: chronology, the character and spirit of Medieval London - the love of order and ceremony, the cityscape of Medieval London, bibliography of Medieval London; celebrations of Medieval London; condemnations of Medieval London; documentaries of Medieval London. Part 2 Tudor London: chronology, the character and spirit of Tudor London - Renaissance and Reformation, the cityscape of Tudor London, bibliography of Tudor London; celebrations of Tudor London; condemnations of Tudor London; documentaries of Tudor London; Reformation London. Part 3 Stuart and Puritan London 1603-1700: chronology, the character and spirit of Stuart and Puritan London - turbulence and growth, the Stuart and Puritan London cityscape, bibliography of Stuart and Puritan London; celebrations of Stuart and Puritan London; condemnations of Stuart and Puritan London; descriptions of Stuart and Puritan London; plague, fire and Restoration in Stuart and Puritan London. Part 4 Georgian London 1700-1800: chronology, the character and spirit of Georgian London, the emerging imperial capital, the cityscape of Georgian London, bibliography of Georgian London; satires and condemnations of Georgian London; celebrations of Georgian London; descriptions of Georgian London; visitors to Georgian London; impressions of Georgian London in the novel. Volume II Regency and early-Victorian London 1798-1870. Part 5 Regency London 1800-1837: chronology, the character and spirit of Regency London - "Vanity Fair", the cityscape of Regency London, bibliography of Regency London; celebrations and descriptions of Regency London; condemnations of Regency London; visitors to Regency London. Part 6 Early-Victorian London 1837-1870. Volume III Late-Victorian and early-modern London 1870-1914. Afterword: London images in the visual arts 1066-1914. (Part contents)
