Speak the Culture: Britain: Be Fluent in British Life and Culture

372 Pages·2009·4.16 MB·English

by  Andrew Whittaker

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Speak the Culture Britain
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Speak the Culture Britain
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BE FLUENT IN BRITISH LIFE AND CULTURE
HISTORY, SOCIETY AND LIFESTYLE • LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
ART AND ARCHITECTURE • CINEMA, PHOTOGRAPHY AND FASHION
MUSIC AND DRAMA • FOOD AND DRINK • MEDIA AND SPORT
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Contents
3.Art,architecture
anddesign p107
3.1.Artanddesign
p109
3.1.1.Foreignaid:
theearlypersonnelof 4.Performing
painting p110 arts p159
3.1.2.Morals,mares
andmugshots: 4.1.Music p161
1.Identity:the Britishartfinallygets 4.1.1.Folkstories:
foundationsof serious p114 traditionalmusic p162
Britishculture p3 3.1.3.Constable, 4.1.2.Flashesof
TurnerandBlake: brilliance:British
1.1.Geography p5 thegoldenage p117 classicalmusic p167
1.1.1.Britain:what 2.Literatureand 3.1.4.Fromcubesto 4.1.3.Rebelforces:
isitandwhatdoesit philosophy p57 deadsharks:artover rock,pop,punkand
looklike? p6 thelastcentury p121 therest p173
1.2.History p15 2.1.Literature p59 3.1.5.Mixedmotifs: 4.2.Theatre,dance
1.2.1.Comein,make 2.1.1.Howimportantis theiconsofBritishdesign andcomedy p185
yourselfathome: literaturetoBritain? p130 4.2.1.Settingthescene
Celts,Saxons,Vikings p60 3.2.Architecture p135 forShakespeare:
andNormans p16 2.1.2.Wellversed: 3.2.1.Pickingthrough howtheatrefoundits
1.2.2.Thesplit Britlitinthemedievalera theruins:ancientBritish goldenage p186
personalitytakes p62 buildings p136 4.2.2.Lightbrigade:
shape p23 2.1.3.Fromsonnets 3.2.2.Builtonfaith: fromRestorationComedy
1.2.3.Themodernage: tonovels:literature theloveofagoodchurch toGilbertandSullivan
empire,slaveryand growsup p67 p138 p194
sacrifice p31 2.1.4.TheRomantics 3.2.3.Castles,piles 4.2.3.Mirth,musicals
1.3.Languageand andtherealists p75 andfactories: andagoodportionof
belonging p43 2.1.5.Successstories: thebigbuilds p144 angst:moderntheatre
1.3.1.Language modernBritishliterature 3.2.4.Inandoutof p200
lessons:howthe p84 lovewithModernism: 4.2.4.Britainonthe
Britishtalk p44 2.2.Philosophy p97 20thcenturybuilds p151 dancefloor p208
1.3.2.BeingBritish: 2.2.1.Thegreatesthits 3.2.5.Hometruths: 4.2.5.Laughinggear:
IwishI’dneverasked… ofBritishphilosophy domesticarchitecture modernBritishcomedy
p50 p98 andplanning p155 p213
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5.Cinema,
photographyand
fashion p219
5.1.Cinema p221
8.Livingculture:
5.1.1.Anunderdog’s
thestateofmodern
story:theBritsand 6.Mediaand Britain p319
theirfilms p222 communications
5.1.2.Fromdogstars p259 8.1.Dividedloyalties:
toHitchcock: class,raceandfamily
earlycinema p224 6.1.Media p261 p322
5.1.3.Bigfilmsand 6.1.1.Revertingtotype: 7.Foodanddrink 8.2.HowBritaintakes
biggeraudiences: nationalandregional p287 itsreligion p326
thegoldenage p227 newspapers p262
8.3.Unwrittenrules:
5.1.4.Frombedsits 6.1.2.Ontherack: 7.1.Food p289 politicsandthesystem
toBond:cinemainthe magazines p266 7.1.1.Thechanging ofgovernment p331
1960s p231 6.1.3.Aloveaffair cultureofBritishfood 8.4.Cashingin:the
5.1.5.Let’shearitfor withtelly p268 p290 economy,wealthand
thelittleguy:modern 6.1.4.Wavesofradio: 7.1.2.Stews,bakes, socialsecurity p339
Britishcinema p234 fromITMAtoMoyles jelliesandpuds: 8.5.Lawandorder:
5.2.Photography p241 p272 theregionalmenu p294
courts,prisonsand
5.2.1.Fixingthe 6.1.5.Newmedia: 7.1.3.Thelostartof thepolice p343
shadows p242 BritainontheWeb p275 dining:eatinghabits 8.6.Testingtimes:the
5.2.2.Art,warand 6.2.Communications p302 educationsystem p347
glamour:modern p279 7.2.Drink p307 8.7.Timeout:holidays,
photography p245 6.2.1.Postingletters 7.2.1.Fancyabrew? festivalsandfreetime
5.3.Fashion p249 andmakingcalls p280 Britsandtheirdrinks p351
5.3.1.Clothesandthe 6.2.2.Theageofthe p308 8.8.Crickettoconkers:
Britishsenseofstyle strain:gettingabout 7.2.2.Whoseroundis aloveaffairwithsport
p250 Britain p282 it?Drinkinghabits p315 p356
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