| Westminster Abbey Contributor(s): Jenkyns, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674061977 ISBN-13: 9780674061972 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Anglican - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 283.421 |
| Series: Wonders of the World (Harvard University Press) |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 4.39" W x 6.94" (0.25 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series(Part I and Part II) Westminster Abbey is the most complex church in existence. National cathedral, coronation church, royal mausoleum, burial place of poets, resting place of the great and of the Unknown Warrior, former home of parliament, backdrop to the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales--this rich and extraordinary building unites many functions. Westminster Abbey is both an appreciation of an architectural masterpiece and an exploration of the building's shifting meanings. We hear the voices of those who have described its forms, moods, and ceremonies, from Shakespeare and Voltaire to Dickens and Henry James; we see how rulers have made use of it, from medieval kings to modern prime ministers. In a highly original book, classicist and cultural historian Richard Jenkyns teaches us to look at this microcosm of history with new eyes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jenkyns, Richard: - Richard Jenkyns is Professor of the Classical Tradition and a Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford. His previous books include The Victorians and Ancient Greece and Dignity and Decadence: Victorian Art and the Classical Inheritance. |