Spirit of Place: Artists, Writers & the British Landscape

by Susan Owens

English landscape painting is often said to be an eighteenth-century invention, yet when we look for representations of the countryside in British art and literature, we find a story that begins with Old English poetry and winds its way through history, all the way up to the present day.

In Spirit of Place, Susan Owens illuminates how the British landscape has been framed, reimagined, and reshaped by generations of creative thinkers. To offer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500252300
• ISBN13: 9780500252307
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"