Book contents
- Benjamin Britten in Context
- Composers in Context
- Benjamin Britten in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliographic and In-Text Abbreviations
- Prologue
- Part I The Britten Circle(s)
- Part II British Musical Life
- Part III Britten and Other Composers
- Part IV Wordsmiths, Designers, and Performers
- Part V British Sociocultural, Religious, and Political Life
- Chapter 34 English and British National Identity in the Arts
- Chapter 35 The Place Within
- Chapter 36 Monarchy, Royalty, and Arts Patronage
- Chapter 37 Literary Leanings
- Chapter 38 Faith, Spirituality, and the Church
- Chapter 39 The Politics of the Closet
- Chapter 40 Communism, Socialism, and Pacifism in British Politics
- Epilogue Britten’s Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 35 - The Place Within
Britten’s Landscapes
from Part V - British Sociocultural, Religious, and Political Life
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 March 2022
- Benjamin Britten in Context
- Composers in Context
- Benjamin Britten in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliographic and In-Text Abbreviations
- Prologue
- Part I The Britten Circle(s)
- Part II British Musical Life
- Part III Britten and Other Composers
- Part IV Wordsmiths, Designers, and Performers
- Part V British Sociocultural, Religious, and Political Life
- Chapter 34 English and British National Identity in the Arts
- Chapter 35 The Place Within
- Chapter 36 Monarchy, Royalty, and Arts Patronage
- Chapter 37 Literary Leanings
- Chapter 38 Faith, Spirituality, and the Church
- Chapter 39 The Politics of the Closet
- Chapter 40 Communism, Socialism, and Pacifism in British Politics
- Epilogue Britten’s Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Affinity with place is a complex web of emotion and sense of belonging. Britten’s creative engagement with place demonstrates a perceptive understanding of the culturally imagined, consumed, and produced places of the mid-twentieth century; a sharp ear for experiential gaps, psychological transitions, and marginalised identities; a sure handling of multi-point perspective – near and far, presence and recollection; togetherness and alienation; and finally an attention to flux and irresolution. This chapter explores Britten’s Suffolk, his attention to place-making in staged productions, and his metaphorical use of travel as a mentally demanding and transformative experience.
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- Benjamin Britten in Context , pp. 311 - 318Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022