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'Extensive and intelligent . . . a guide to the nature of British intellectual curiosity' Spectator

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

'Extensive and intelligent . . . a guide to the nature of British intellectual curiosity' Spectator

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

Über den Autor
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.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781398513914
ISBN-10: 1398513911
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Watson, Peter
Hersteller: Simon + Schuster UK
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 193 x 128 x 36 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Watson
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.04.2026
Gewicht: 0,384 kg
Artikel-ID: 135127663

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