{"product_id":"2026200009344-secondhand-the-englishness-of-english-art","title":"The Englishness Of English Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work in British cultural criticism, The Englishness of English Art presents a bold and penetrating argument about the distinct national character embedded within centuries of English artistic production. Originally delivered as BBC Reith Lectures in 1955, Nikolaus Pevsner — one of the twentieth century's foremost authorities on architecture and art history — draws on a sweeping range of examples, from Gothic architecture and Perpendicular style to Hogarth, Reynolds, Constable, and beyond. With scholarly rigour and accessible wit, Pevsner argues that recurring qualities — a preference for the linear over the painterly, for understatement over drama, for the picturesque over the monumental — reveal a coherent and uniquely English sensibility that cuts across centuries and disciplines. Authoritative, provocative, and brilliantly observed, this classic work remains an essential text for anyone seeking to understand the relationship between national identity and artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887997006043,"sku":"2026200009344-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e455a2fa-6838-4266-a91b-e9b6e3e6141a.png?v=1781751964","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009344-secondhand-the-englishness-of-english-art","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}