Le concept de « Britishness » dans les emblèmes de Henry Peacham (1612) : vers une reconquête identitaire ?
Henry Peacham’s book of emblems, Minerva Britanna (1612) is both an artistic achievement and a statement of identity. The artist makes Britishness a central issue in his collection of emblems as well as the essential aim of his art. Not only does Peacham assert the existence of a ‘British’ identity...
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| Language: | English |
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Presses universitaires de Rennes
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Revue LISA |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/8748 |
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| Summary: | Henry Peacham’s book of emblems, Minerva Britanna (1612) is both an artistic achievement and a statement of identity. The artist makes Britishness a central issue in his collection of emblems as well as the essential aim of his art. Not only does Peacham assert the existence of a ‘British’ identity which was constructed throughout history, he also presents the past as constitutive of such an identity. First, the notion of insularity enables the artist to suggest that British identity was forged through the relationship with the Continent. Peacham then scrutinizes the parallel construction of a British identity and a British nation, underlining the prime importance of the Union project between England and Scotland in the early 17th century. Finally, Peacham’s emblems aim to reestablish a number of historical landmarks in order to eradicate all possible recalcitrance, particularly from those attacking the Union project. |
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| ISSN: | 1762-6153 |