The island garden : England's language of nation from Gildas to Marvell /
Staley, Lynn,1947-
Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press,
2012.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-333) and index.
Introduction: The language of place -- Writing in the shadow of Bede : England, the island garden -- The island garden and the anxieties of enclosure -- The fourteenth century and place -- Susanna and her garden -- Conclusion : island discourse.
National characteristics, British, in literature.
English literature
English literature
English literature
Literature and history
Islands in literature.
Gardens in literature.
Geography in literature.