Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and index.
Contents:
Arrows of desire -- And did those feet? Blake and Milton, 1800-1827 -- Our clouded hills : before "Jerusalem", 1827-1915 -- Mental fight : Parry, the Great War, and its aftermath, 1916-1922 -- Dark satanic mills : peace and war, 1923-1945 -- Bring me my Bow: Empire's end, 1945-1976 -- Chariot of fire : Thatcher's Britain and the end of the Cold War, 1977-1996 -- Green and pleasant land : from Blair to Brexit, 1997-2016 -- Albion.
Subject Terms:
Blake, William, 1757–1827. Jerusalem. | Parry, C. Hubert H. (Charles Hubert Hastings), 1848–1918. | Parry, C. Hubert H. (Charles Hubert Hastings), 1848–1918. Jerusalem. | National characteristics, British -- Songs and music. | National songs -- Great Britain -- History and criticism. | Hymns, English -- Political aspects -- Great Britain. | Parry, C. Hubert H. (Charles Hubert Hastings), 1848–1918.