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Perplexing incidents intrude on young Lanny's idyllic life. Robbie erupts when he learns Beauty's "Red" brother Jesse introduced Lanny to followers of syndicalism . On the train home from a picture-postcard Christmas at Kurt's family schloss , a Social Democrat says commoners in Silesia are basically slaves; and Lanny should avoid being alone ...
"Merry England", or in more jocular, archaic spelling "Merrie England", refers to a utopian conception of English society and culture based on an idyllic pastoral way of life that was allegedly prevalent in Early Modern Britain at some time between the Middle Ages and the onset of the Industrial Revolution.
The book was not censored in Nazi Germany, perhaps due to Jünger's significant repute in right-wing circles. Its sharp disapproval of violent masses, as well as its prediction or description of death camps , was noted and helped Jünger's rehabilitation after the Second World War although he had not gone into exile like most anti-Nazi authors.
Life in Cataloochee, despite the absence of modern technology, had been idyllic, descendants recall. Crops were rotated, landscapes were beautifully managed (like the Amish fields, says Beth Woody ...
In the visual arts, an idyll is a painting depicting the same sort of subject matter to be found in idyllic poetry, often with rural or peasant life as its central theme. One of the earliest examples is the early 15th century Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. [6] The genre was particularly popular in English paintings of the Victorian era. [7]
For example, Paul Bereyter remains in his homeland but becomes an outsider because of the persecution he experiences as a Jew; Ambros Adelwarth is a non-Jewish character, but has close affiliations with a family of German-Jewish emigrants as the family's major-domo, and the affiliation makes him feel the angst of the war more sharply from abroad.
After Bronwen leaves her beloved John to go to Canada to escape their socially-derided relationship, John resumes his London life with Constance and Harry silently melts down at boarding school. John's absence from Wales gives young master of the castle Kester more room to live an idyllic life at Oxmoon, which infuriates Harry.
The story begins in 1958. [1] Viri and Nedra live an idyllic life with their children, Franca and Danny, in the Hudson River Valley. [2] Viri works as an architect in the city, and the couple enjoy hosting dinner for a variety of friends.