Country house discourse in early modern England : a cultural study of landscape and legitimacy / Kari Boyd McBride.

Main entry:

McBride, Kari Boyd.

Title & Author:

Country house discourse in early modern England : a cultural study of landscape and legitimacy / Kari Boyd McBride.

Publication:

Description:

vii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-181) and index.
Mapping Country House Politics -- The Dissolution of Legitimacy -- Home Economics -- Good Housekeeping -- Simulacra of the Country House.

Summary:

"In this study, Kari Boyd McBride defines 'country house discourse' as a network of fictions that articulated and mediated early modern concerns about the right use of land and the social relationships that land engendered. McBride provides new perspectives on the roles of the discourse she identifies, linking it with a number of larger historical shifts during the time period. Her interdisciplinary focus allows her to bring together a wide range of material - including architecture, poetry, oil painting, economic and social history, and proscriptive literature - in order to examine their complex interrelationship, revealing connections unexplored in more narrowly focused studies."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0754603814 (alk. paper)
9780754603818 (alk. paper)

Subject:

English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism.
Country homes in literature.
Literature and society England History 16th century.
Literature and society England History 17th century.
Home economics in literature.
Housekeeping in literature.
Land tenure in literature.
Landscapes in literature.
Dwellings in literature.
Maisons de campagne dans la littérature.
Littérature et société Angleterre Histoire 16e siècle.
Littérature et société Angleterre Histoire 17e siècle.
Économie domestique dans la littérature.
Travail domestique dans la littérature.
Paysages dans la littérature.
Habitations dans la littérature.
English literature Early modern.
Literature and society.
Plattelandsbevolking.
Landhuizen.
Letterkunde.
Engels.
England.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 219414
Call No.: PR408.C65 M38 2001
Status: Available

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