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First published in 1938 under the title An Oxford University Chest , this volume presents a treasure-house of amusing sketches of university life, lyrical tributes to Oxford's pastoral pleasures, and characteristically pungent architectural judgments. Now reissued as John Betjeman'sOxford , it remains a delightfully irreverent and nostalgic look at Oxford and its University in the 1930s, reproduced without revision or embellishment. Betjeman devotes more than a third of the book to an architectural tour of the town and university buildings, enlivening the factual informationwith anecdotes and accounts of relevant historical events. Moholy-Nagy's remarkable photographs, Osbert Lancaster's line drawings, and etchings of the town's magnificent buildings complement Betjeman's text.
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John Betjeman's Oxford, John Betjeman
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- Released
- 1990
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- John Betjeman's Oxford
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Betjeman
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 1990
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0192827146
- ISBN13
- 9780192827142
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction
- Rating
- 4.25 out of 5
- Description
- First published in 1938 under the title An Oxford University Chest , this volume presents a treasure-house of amusing sketches of university life, lyrical tributes to Oxford's pastoral pleasures, and characteristically pungent architectural judgments. Now reissued as John Betjeman'sOxford , it remains a delightfully irreverent and nostalgic look at Oxford and its University in the 1930s, reproduced without revision or embellishment. Betjeman devotes more than a third of the book to an architectural tour of the town and university buildings, enlivening the factual informationwith anecdotes and accounts of relevant historical events. Moholy-Nagy's remarkable photographs, Osbert Lancaster's line drawings, and etchings of the town's magnificent buildings complement Betjeman's text.