Wroxeter: Ashes under Uricon: A Cultural and Social History of the Roman City by

Description: Wroxeter: Ashes under Uricon by Roger H. White This book reflects on how people over time have viewed the abandoned Roman city of Wroxeter in Shropshire. It responds to three main artistic outputs: poetry, images and texts. It explores what locals and visitors thought of the site over time, and considers how access to the site has altered, impacting on who visits and what is understood. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Wroxeter: Ashes under Uricon offers a perspective on how people over time have viewed the abandoned Roman city of Wroxeter in Shropshire. It responds to three main artistic outputs relating to the site: poetry, images and texts. The poets include Wilfred Owen, A.E. Housman and Mary Webb. The writers cover a range of interests relating to the site but include Darwin, Dickens, Rosemary Sutcliff and John Buchan. The artists are perhaps less well-known but include watercolours by Thomas Girtin, archaeological reconstructions by Alan Sorrell and Amedée Forrestier, and paintings by Wroxeters own resident artist, Thomas Prytherch. Photographs are represented by the work of Francis Bedford and others more closely associated with aerial archaeology such as J.K. St Joseph and Arnold Baker.While the famous names have their value, The book also investigates what locals and visitors thought of the site over time – how they perceived it and have responded to it. It reflects in particular upon how the public and locals responded to the archaeological discoveries on the site and perceived the narratives that were created by the archaeologists working on it. It contends that archaeologists are just as much story-tellers as the writers, poets or artists, although their work is more filtered or controlled, and through these narratives, they inspire others.A further strand to the book is to explore the increasing focus over the past century on the democratisation of access to and understanding of the site, alongside increasing state intervention in its running. This too has had its impact on who visits and what is understood about the site. A short concluding section offers a vision of how the site might develop in the near-future, and how its cultural side might flourish once again. Author Biography Roger H. White recently retired from the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Birmingham after 26 years service there as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer. He first worked at Wroxeter in 1976 as a digger but then progressed to be Project Manager of the post-excavation project and then was a Principal Investigator on the Wroxeter Hinterland Project. His book Britannia Prima. Britains last Roman province (2007) was the winner of the Current Archaeology Book of the Year 2008. Table of Contents My Wroxeter ;Introduction ;Archaeologists and their stories ;Poetic visions ;Wroxeter depicted ;Writing and visiting Wroxeter ;Archaeology for all ;Wroxeters people ;Coda: Wroxeter in the 21st century ;References Review Roger Whites love of the Roman town at Wroxeter in Shropshire shines through the pages of this book. He first worked there as a digger in 1976 and has been involved with it in various capacities almost ever since. – Neil Holbrook (2023): Current Archaeology Issue 396Roger Whites wide-ranging review of what this little patch of the English/Welsh borderland has meant to him, to past and present locals, to writers, artists and tourists, as well as to other archaeologists is a thoroughly researched, free-flowing and fascinating read, warmly to be recommended. – Jenny Britnell (2023): Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 172 Details ISBN180327249X Author Roger H. White Short Title Wroxeter: Ashes under Uricon Publisher Archaeopress Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 180327249X ISBN-13 9781803272498 Format Paperback Imprint Archaeopress Archaeology Subtitle A Cultural and Social History of the Roman City Pages 250 Series Archaeopress Roman Sites Series Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2022-09-22 AU Release Date 2022-09-22 NZ Release Date 2022-09-22 UK Release Date 2022-09-22 Illustrations 137 figures (colour throughout) Alternative 9781803272504 DEWEY 936.245 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138321677;

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