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3 giorni fa · I recently snagged a copy of her final, and only, SF novel–Rule Britannia (1972). May 13th: Roger Zelazny (1937-1995). My most recent Zelazny review — To Die in Italbar . May 14th: Herbert W. Franke (1927-2022)
15 ore fa · James Thomson's "Rule Britannia!" is an example of the Scottish championing of this new national and literary identity. With the invention of British literature came the development of the early British novels, in contrast to the English novel of the 18th century which continued to deal with England and English concerns rather than exploring the changed political, social and literary ...
26 apr 2024 · Praise for Rule Britannia: 'A rollicking good read' IAN RANKIN 'Marsh chomps the period bit between his teeth and relates his yarn with winning gusto' NEW STATESMAN 'Tremendous stuff! With the arrival of Alec Marsh's first Drabble and Harris thriller, John Buchan must be stirring uneasily in his grave' STANLEY JOHNSON
2 giorni fa · He is particularly known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Britannia. In Rome itself, he rebuilt the Pantheon and constructed the vast Temple of Venus and Roma . In Egypt, he may have rebuilt the Serapeum of Alexandria .
26 apr 2024 · The lyrics of “Rule, Britannia!”, based on Scotsman James Thompson’s 1740 poem of the same name, and set to music by English composer Thomas Arne the same year, were initially thought to have...
27 apr 2024 · The Last Night, after perennial head-scratching, will include Rule, Britannia! The further Britain gets from ruling the waves, the idea fantastical, the less it seems to matter if Thomas Arne’s...
1 giorno fa · Anglo-Saxonsociety and culture. The settlement of Great Britain by diverse Germanic peoples, who eventually developed a common cultural identity as Anglo-Saxons, changed the language and culture of most of what became England from Romano-British to Germanic.
