Shadow sites : photography, archaeology, and the British landscape, 1927-1955 / Kitty Hauser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hauser, Kitty.

Series:

Oxford historical monographs.

Oxford historical monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape archaeology--Great Britain.

Landscape archaeology.

Landscape photography--Great Britain.

Landscape photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In mid-20th century Britain, an archaeological vision of the British landscape enchanted writers, artists, photographers, and film-makers. From John Piper and Eric Ravilious to photos of bomb damage, this book delves into these evocative interpretations and looks at how they affected the way the landscape was seen.

Contents:

Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Archaeological Imagination; 2. Tracing the Trace: Photography, the Index, and the Limits of Representation; 3. Reading Antiquity, Mapping History; 4. Revenants in the Landscape: The Discoveries of Aerial Photography; 5. Recuperating Ruins; 6. A Tale of Two Cities; Conclusion; Appendix: John Piper's 'Papers from Antiquity'; List of Illustrations; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-309) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-191927-6

1-281-14891-1

9786611148911

0-19-152565-0

1-4294-8989-8

OCLC:

476244748