The British Imagination: A History of Ideas from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II
Autor Peter Watsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 apr 2026
The reign of Queen Elizabeth I ushered in an unprecedented age of exploration and discovery. Over 500 years that saw ‘the greatest expansion of ideas and knowledge the world has ever seen’, a small island nation, for centuries a cultural backwater, asserted itself as a world power.
Breathtaking in scope, embracing literature, science, art, religion, philosophy and politics, The British Imagination brings to life those centuries between Elizabeth I and II, and asks the provocative question – are we still living in a British 'metaphysical empire'?
From the acclaimed author of The German Genius and The French Mind, this is a lively and deeply researched history of the most influential personalities and ideas that made modern Britain.
‘Intriguing insights about the contemporary Anglosphere . . . nuanced and appreciative’ Financial Times
‘Peter Watson has form when it comes to probing a nation’s psyche . . . Ambitious and stimulating’ Country Life
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781398513914
ISBN-10: 1398513911
Pagini: 544
Ilustrații: none
Dimensiuni: 130 x 198 x 32 mm
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster UK
ISBN-10: 1398513911
Pagini: 544
Ilustrații: none
Dimensiuni: 130 x 198 x 32 mm
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster UK
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Notă biografică
Peter Watson is a journalist, television presenter and historian of ideas. He was a senior editor of the Sunday Times, New York correspondent of The Times and a columnist for the Observer. He has written for multiple publications, including the New York Times and Spectator. His books, which have been translated into more than 25 languages, include Ideas: A History from Fire to Freud, The German Genius, The French Mind and Convergence: The Idea at the Heart of Science.
Recenzii
‘The “imagination” of Watson’s title is not merely the creative artistic imagination, but also that of scientists and inventors . . . he is right to conclude that the historic significance of Britain in these fields is immense . . . nuanced . . . intelligent’
'This book is a grand endeavour in every sense . . . Watson offers a kaleidoscopic, often provocative insight into British intellectual and social development over the centuries'
‘This is a book with much to offer – Watson highlights the role of scientific innovation in shaping British identity, gives intriguing insights about the contemporary Anglosphere and delivers a nuanced and appreciative account of the post-imperial and migrant contribution to modern English writing’
‘Peter Watson has form when it comes to probing a nation’s psyche . . . It is an ambitious and often stimulating book’
'The book has an easy style and an often compelling and not unimpressive narrative'
'This book is a grand endeavour in every sense . . . Watson offers a kaleidoscopic, often provocative insight into British intellectual and social development over the centuries'
‘This is a book with much to offer – Watson highlights the role of scientific innovation in shaping British identity, gives intriguing insights about the contemporary Anglosphere and delivers a nuanced and appreciative account of the post-imperial and migrant contribution to modern English writing’
‘Peter Watson has form when it comes to probing a nation’s psyche . . . It is an ambitious and often stimulating book’
'The book has an easy style and an often compelling and not unimpressive narrative'
Descriere
The third in Peter Watson's spiritual trilogy, including THE GERMAN GENIUS and THE FRENCH MIND: a masterful and epic intellectual history of Britain