The Face of the Past
Subtitle: The Preservation of the Medieval Inheritance in Victorian England
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 25, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780521602761
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; European archaeology; c 1800 to c 1900; Politics/International Relations; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; England; History & Theory - General; Political Science / History & Theory
First sentence: The conspicuous presence of Gothic railway stations in the nineteenth century dramatizes a fundamental paradox of Victorian culture: fascination with the medieval inheritance in the age of progress.