The Victorians: Britain Through the Paintings of the Age

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jeremy Paxman 著
• 出版社 BBC
• 出版时间 2010-02
• 版次 2
• ISBN 9781846077449
• 定价 217.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 304页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

JeremyPaxman'suniqueportraitoftheVictorianworldtakesreadersonanexcitingjourneythroughthebirthofmodernBritain.Usingthepaintingsoftheeraasastartingpoint,hetellsusstoriesofurbanlife,family,faith,industryandempirethathelpeddefinetheVictorianspiritandimagination.ToPaxman,thesepaintingswerethetelevisionoftheirday,andhisexplorationofVictorianartandsocietyshowshowtheseartistswerechroniclingaworldchangingbeforetheireyes.ThisenthrallinghistoryisPaxmanathisbest-opinionated,informed,witty,surprising-andagloriousreminderofhowtheVictoriansmadeuswhowearetoday.

【作者简介】

JeremyPaxmanwasborninYorkshireandeducatedatCambridge.Heisanaward-winningjournalistandtheauthorofFriendsinHighPlaces:WhoRunsBritain?,Fish,FishingandtheMeaningofLife,TheEnglish,ThePoliticalAnimalandOnRoyalty.HeiscurrentlypresenterofNewsnightandUniversityChallenge.