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:'We are not talking theme park,' he began. 'We are not talking heritage centre. We are not talking Disneyland, World's Fair, Festival of Britain, Legoland, or Parc Asterix. [...] We are offering ''the thing itself''.' (59) | :'We are not talking theme park,' he began. 'We are not talking heritage centre. We are not talking Disneyland, World's Fair, Festival of Britain, Legoland, or Parc Asterix. [...] We are offering ''the thing itself''.' (59) | ||
Once market researchers have identified the "essential" features of Englishness (from the Royals to Big Ben to Shakespeare), England, England opens its gates, replete with reconstructions of historic sites and live performances of historic moments. Gradually, the copy develops a life of its own, becomes a member state of the European Union and supersedes Old England (now a rural country called Anglia that is shrinking into oblivion). | Once market researchers have identified the "essential" features of Englishness (from the [[Elizabeth II|Royals]] to Big Ben to [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]), England, England opens its gates, replete with reconstructions of historic sites and live performances of historic moments. Gradually, the copy develops a life of its own, becomes a member state of the European Union and supersedes Old England (now a rural country called Anglia that is shrinking into oblivion). | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Barnes, Julian. ''England, England.'' London: Vintage, 2008. | * Barnes, Julian. ''England, England.'' London: Vintage, 2008. | ||
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Satirical novel by Julian Barnes, first published in 1998.
The quintessence of England - a tourist's dream of quaintness, natural beauty and historical depth -, and all conveniently located in one place: this is the idea behind entrepreneur Sir Jack Pitman's new project on the Isle of Wight.
- 'We are not talking theme park,' he began. 'We are not talking heritage centre. We are not talking Disneyland, World's Fair, Festival of Britain, Legoland, or Parc Asterix. [...] We are offering the thing itself.' (59)
Once market researchers have identified the "essential" features of Englishness (from the Royals to Big Ben to Shakespeare), England, England opens its gates, replete with reconstructions of historic sites and live performances of historic moments. Gradually, the copy develops a life of its own, becomes a member state of the European Union and supersedes Old England (now a rural country called Anglia that is shrinking into oblivion).
Sources
- Barnes, Julian. England, England. London: Vintage, 2008.