Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-350) and index.
Contents
From mists to myths : enchantments of the Middle Ages -- Our most noble Athens : Renaissance and royal capital -- Of palaces and petty kings : reason to reform -- Rites and wrongs : the Oxford novel -- A Delightful lie : the Oxford myth -- The writing on the walls : from Premodern to Postmodern -- Conclusion : an Englishman's house.