A History of Britain 12Word格式文档下载.docx
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Anditwas,forthefirsttime,alandscapeofalltheBritishnations-thewildplacesofWalesandScotland,aswellasthepeaksofNorthernEngland,rediscovered,relished,mapped.
Forcenturies,goingtothecountryhadmeant,forthegentry,astrollthroughamanicuredestate,anArcadiaasdrowsywithsunshineasanItalianafternoon.
Butinthesecondhalfofthe18thcentury,therewasachangeintheweather.
MoreadventurousBritonshadhadenoughofmake-believesunshine.
Theywantedtherealthing,andtheywerepreparedtogotoplaceswherenooneintheirrightmindagenerationbeforewouldhavesetfoot.
Butthosewhoclamberedupthecragsweren'
tjustoutforthrills.
Inthewildplaces,theythought,mighthavesurvivedthekindofBritonswho'
dstayedmiraculouslyuntouchedbytheevilsoftownlife,itscorruptpoliticsanddiseasedbodies.
Ifwecouldsomehowlearnfromtheirchildlikeinnocence,wecouldbecomelikethemandrecapturewhatitmeanttobefree,tobeanatural-bornBriton.
Nature,inthelastdecadesofthe18thcentury,cametomeansomethingfarmoreimportantthangardeningorhiking.
Aloveofnaturebecamecodeforacrusade,arevolutioneven.
Andthistime,thecrusadersweren'
tgoingtobeinchainmail.
Theywouldbepoets,painters,hackjournalists,menandwomenwhosensedagreatchangecomingandwererushingtoembraceit.
Whattheysawcomingwasdarkanddirtyweather.
Britainwasabouttobehitbyapoliticalcyclone-arevolutioninFrance,justovertheChannel.
Theboldestpoetsandpamphleteerslongedforthestormtostrikehere,too.
Moreanxioussoulswereafraidthatwheretherewaslightningtherewouldalsobefireanddestruction.
Intheend,Britainwouldweatherthestorm.
ButastheDukeofWellingtononcefamouslyputit,itwas"
thenearest-runthingyoueversaw."
Justhownear-run?
Waitandsee.
Thejourneytotheguillotineandaworldwarwouldstartwiththedreamsofaphilosopher.
Butnotanyoldphilosopher.
Jean-JacquesRousseau,whowasburiedjustoutsideParis,reshapedthementalhabitsofanentiregeneration,turningthemfromcreaturesofthoughttocreaturesoffeeling.
BeforeRousseau,thehighestcomplimentwasthatsomeonewasreasonable.
AfterRousseau,thecomplimentbecame,"
Iladel'
ame"
-hehassoul.
AndtheBritishcouldn'
tgetenoughofit.
Inthespringof1766,Rousseau,ontherunfromenemies,realandimagined,pitchedupinStaffordshire.
RichardDavenportmovedoutofhiscountryhouseinWooton,sothatthegreatmancouldhaveacomfortableasyluminwhichtocommunewithnaturetohisheart'
scontent.
Rousseaucouldhaveexpectedawarmwelcome.
Histwomostfamousbooks,"
Emile"
-amanualonnaturaleducation,thinlydisguisedasanovel-and-theweepiertheage-"
TheNewHeloise"
featuringforbiddenlovebetweentutorandpupil,weresmashhitsamongthesobbingandsighingclasses.
Atadistance,Rousseaumayhavebeenpopular.
Butcloseup,hewasaparanoid.
InDerbyshire,hewasconvincedtheservantswereputtingcindersinhissoup.
In1768,aftermoreimaginedslights,heleftEngland.
Buthisideasstayedandputdowndeeprootsamongthebook-crazygentry.
MenlikeBrookeBoothby,aDerbyshireneighbourwhowaspaintedbyJosephWrightasamanoffeeling,intunewiththerhythmsofnature.
WhatappealedtomenandwomenoffeelingintheEnglishprovinceswasRousseau'
sbeliefthaturbanity,thegracesofcitylife,weresymptomsofeverythingrottenabouttheoldworld,thecosmeticmaskbehindwhichlurkedthepoxydisfigurementofadeceitful,vicious,terminally-diseasedculture.
Theantidotewastoscrubawaythemaskandrestoregrownmenandwomentotheirtruenature,thesimplicityofachild.
ChildhoodwaswhereRousseau'
srevolutionbegan.
Ifitwastobeproperlypreserved,thetruenatureofchildrenhadtobenourished,literally,fromthebreast.
Sincebabiestooktheirmoralaswellastheirphysicalsustenancefromtheirmother'
smilk,ithadbetterbetheirownmother'
smilk.
Professionalwetnursesmightcontaminatethemwithviceanddisease.
Sothevirtuous,wholesomelypatrioticlifebeganatthenursingnipple.
AnotherlessonfromRousseau-forgetaboutbook-learning.
Cramminglittleheadswithfactsandfiguresdamagedtheiranimalhighspirits,theirinstinctforfreedom.
Get'
emoutside.
Let'
emromp.
Butinanageofhighinfantmortality,makingaheavyemotionalinvestmentinyourchildrencouldreboundo
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