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Literary Landscapes and the Idea of England, 700-1400.

Publication: Yearbook of English Studies
Publication Date: 01-JAN-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Literary Landscapes and the Idea of England, 700-1400.(Book review)

Article Excerpt
Literary Landscapes and the Idea of England, 700-1400. By Catherine A. M. Clarke. Cambridge: D. S. Brewer. 2006. xii + 160 pp. 45 [pounds sterling]. isbn: 978-1-84384-057-2.

Catherine Clarke explores two related topics: idealized medieval landscape, and early concepts of England. Her book has an introduction, four chapters, and an epilogue. The introduction begins with Gaunt's speech in Richard II on 'This precious stone set in the silver sea', combining landscape and English national identity, and hence summing up the book's theme. Chapter 1, 'The Edenic Island', compares descriptions of Britain in...

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