Picturing England between the Wars
Word and Image 1918-1940
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 11 November 2021
- ISBN 9780198828921
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages288 pages
- Size 242x163x20 mm
- Weight 696 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Over 120 illustrations 153
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Short description:
Picturing England between the Wars offers a richly illustrated study of the interplay of word and image in representations of the English countryside, built environment, and domestic space during the interwar period.
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A richly illustrated study of the interplay of word and image in representations of the English countryside, built environment, and domestic space during the interwar period.
During the 1920s and 30s, words and pictures in print were the main way in which people received ideas and entertainment, the two working together in a great variety of forms. Many books of the twenties argued against the loss of the countryside because of suburban building. But the demand for post-war building was great and, following the lead of a government report, many books appeared that showed house designs, allowing readers to design or imagine their ownership. Book designs became attractive, helped by colourful dust jackets and internal pictures. Magazines developed individual talents and special interests for both men and women. And, at the periods close, word and image were combined to publicise the growing RAF and give advice about protecting houses from bombing. In all these, words and images worked together as a complex form of art, communication, and entertainment.
The study of visual print media occupies a niche at the intersection of art history, bibliography, and cultural studies, and requires expertise in literature as well as an understanding of technology. Stuart Sillars brings just the right combination of these to bear in his expertly researched work.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Prologue
Part One: Mapping the Imagined Land
Some versions of Arcady
Searching for a Place
Modern Pilgrims
Moving towards Truths
Part Two: Many Mansions
Housing for the People
Houses for Moderate means
Modernism
Part Three: Seeing and the Reading Public
Book, Image, and Social Presence
Some uses of Imagery
Imaging the Classics
The Ruralist and the Premier
Part Four: Weekly Communities
Magazines for All
Magazines for Women
The Practical Habit: Magazines for Men
Air Mindedness
Coda: 'Such a crop . . . as never'
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