Archetypal Constable: National Identity and the Geography of Nostalgia

by Peter Bishop

What is the significance of Constable's paintings and Constable country for the contemporary post-modern era? The author, Peter Bishop, brings a new post-Jungian or archetypal perspective to bear on Constable's paintings and Constable country. He also addresses the broader issues of the cultural psychology of art and the role of the imagined landscapes in the formation of modern psychological and cultural ideas. It forms a companion volume to the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0485114151
• ISBN13: 9780485114157
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Athlone Press
• Length: 220 Pages