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Necropolis

- London and Its Dead
Af: Catharine Arnold Engelsk Paperback

Necropolis

- London and Its Dead
Af: Catharine Arnold Engelsk Paperback
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From Roman burial rites to the horrors of the plague, from the founding of the great Victorian cemeteries to the development of cremation and the current approach of metropolitan society towards death and bereavement -- including more recent trends to displays of collective grief and the cult of mourning, such as that surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales -- NECROPOLIS: LONDON AND ITS DEAD offers a vivid historical narrative of this great city''s attitude to going the way of all flesh. As layer upon layer of London soil reveals burials from pre-historic and medieval times, the city is revealed as one giant grave, filled with the remains of previous eras -- pagan, Roman, medieval, Victorian. This fascinating blend of archaeology, architecture and anecdote includes such phenomena as the rise of the undertaking trade and the pageantry of state funerals; public executions and bodysnatching. Ghoulishly entertaining and full of fascinating nuggets of information, Necropolis leaves no headstone unturned in its exploration of our changing attitudes to the deceased among us. Both anecdotal history and cultural commentary, Necropolis will take its place alongside classics of the city such as Peter Ackroyd''s LONDON.
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From Roman burial rites to the horrors of the plague, from the founding of the great Victorian cemeteries to the development of cremation and the current approach of metropolitan society towards death and bereavement -- including more recent trends to displays of collective grief and the cult of mourning, such as that surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales -- NECROPOLIS: LONDON AND ITS DEAD offers a vivid historical narrative of this great city''s attitude to going the way of all flesh. As layer upon layer of London soil reveals burials from pre-historic and medieval times, the city is revealed as one giant grave, filled with the remains of previous eras -- pagan, Roman, medieval, Victorian. This fascinating blend of archaeology, architecture and anecdote includes such phenomena as the rise of the undertaking trade and the pageantry of state funerals; public executions and bodysnatching. Ghoulishly entertaining and full of fascinating nuggets of information, Necropolis leaves no headstone unturned in its exploration of our changing attitudes to the deceased among us. Both anecdotal history and cultural commentary, Necropolis will take its place alongside classics of the city such as Peter Ackroyd''s LONDON.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 320
ISBN-13: 9781416502487
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1416502483
Kategori: Social- & Kulturhistorie
Udg. Dato: 5 mar 2007
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 132mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Simon & Schuster
Oplagsdato: 5 mar 2007
Forfatter(e): Catharine Arnold
Forfatter(e) Catharine Arnold

Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie

ISBN-13 9781416502487

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 320

Udgave

Længde 20mm

Bredde 132mm

Højde 197mm

Udg. Dato 5 mar 2007

Oplagsdato 5 mar 2007

Forlag Simon & Schuster