{"product_id":"9780719073571","title":"'England's darling'","description":"Author: Joanne Parker\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780719073571\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jun 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 264 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor much of the nineteenth century, King Alfred was as important as King Arthur in the British popular imagination. A pervasive cult of the King developed which included the erection of at least four public statues, the completion of more than twenty-five paintings, and the publication of over a hundred texts, by authors ranging from Wordsworth to minor women writers. By 1852, J.A. Froude could describe Alfred's life as 'the favourite story in English nurseries'; in 1901, a national holiday marked the thousandth anniversary of his death, organised by a committee including Edward Burne Jones, Arthur Conan Doyle and Thomas Hughes. The book examines the ways in which Alfred was rewritten by nineteenth-century authors and artists, and asks how beliefs about the Saxon king's reign and achievements related to nineteenth-century ideals about leadership, law, religion, commerce, education and the Empire. The book concludes by addressing the most interesting enigma in Alfred's reception history: why is the king no longer 'England's darling'?A fascinating study that will be enjoyed by scholars of history, cultural history, literature and art history. -- .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47904461488286,"sku":"ING-9780719073571","price":43.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780719073571.jpg?v=1782454129","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780719073571","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}