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Time´s Anvil: England, Archaeology and the Imagination
Richard Morris
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Description for Time´s Anvil: England, Archaeology and the Imagination
Paperback. A personal and lyrical rediscovery of the history of England through archaeology and the imagination. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 356.
A personal and lyrical rediscovery of the history of England through archaeology and the imagination. History thrives on stories. TIME'S ANVIL explores archaeology's influence on what such stories say, how they are told, who tells them and how we listen. In a dazzlingly wide-ranging exploration, Richard Morris casts fresh light on three quarters of a million years of history in the place we now think of as England. Drawing upon genres that are usually pursued in isolation - like biography, poetry, or physics - he finds potent links between things we might imagine to ... Read more
A personal and lyrical rediscovery of the history of England through archaeology and the imagination. History thrives on stories. TIME'S ANVIL explores archaeology's influence on what such stories say, how they are told, who tells them and how we listen. In a dazzlingly wide-ranging exploration, Richard Morris casts fresh light on three quarters of a million years of history in the place we now think of as England. Drawing upon genres that are usually pursued in isolation - like biography, poetry, or physics - he finds potent links between things we might imagine to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780222448
SKU
V9781780222448
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99-50
About Richard Morris
Richard Morris is emeritus professor of archaeology at the University of Huddersfield. He began his career working on excavations under York Minster in 1971. Since then he has worked as a university teacher, as director of the Council for British Archaeology, as director of the Leeds Institute for Medieval Studies, and as a writer and composer. His book Churches in ... Read more
Reviews for Time´s Anvil: England, Archaeology and the Imagination
He makes the point that history is always changing, as we find new things, or come to see old things in new ways. A thoughtful book, intelligent book.
William Leith
THE SCOTSMAN
This book allows us to regain possession and to make archeology personal again.
THE TIMES
A richly textured, and very ... Read more
William Leith
THE SCOTSMAN
This book allows us to regain possession and to make archeology personal again.
THE TIMES
A richly textured, and very ... Read more