Passion for Places: John Betjeman's Favourite Buildings Meara David
Passion for Places: John Betjeman's Favourite Buildings Meara David Sir John Betjeman was born at the start of the twentieth century, and lived to become Poet Laureate, an accomplished writer and…
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Passion for Places: John Betjeman's Favourite Buildings Meara David
Sir John Betjeman was born at the start of the twentieth century, and lived to become Poet Laureate, an accomplished writer and campaigner, and something of a national treasure. He carried out a number of examinations of churches and architecture, telling a journalist in 1955 'If I have a mission, it is to show people things which are beautiful so that they will very soon realise what is ugly. All his life he loved churches, which are woven into his poetic output.
This book picks out some of the buildings, especially churches, which Betjeman was particularly fond of. When you look at things, instead of just looking through them, life starts absolutely crackling with interest and excitement.'Now, Betjeman's particular way of looking at churches is in danger of being lost in the face of a more academically driven and forensic art-historical approach. It highlights and celebrates
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