No this is not an analysis of the of the Bloomberg report on the S&P 500, but rather a reflection on Bloomsbury nature aesthetics. Having admittedly failed to complete Howards End, I found it difficult to connect the concept of nature aesthetics to our readings. However, I found strong evidence of this in George Eliot’s Mill on the Floss. The language used to personify the mill is grandiose and faltering of nature. Everything natural, English, and green is described in full colour, while the iron wheels of the economy are tainted and black. I also believe that Eliot attaches these ideas of nature aesthetics to feelings of nationalism. Produce cultivated in England, namely corn, is depicted in a  righteous  and honourable light, while commodities from over seas, such as the Dutch sheets described early on in the novel are seen as unnecessary – as those from England are plenty good enough.

I am left wondering then if George Eliot uses Bloomsbury nature aesthetics and images of nationalism as advocation for domestic production? Furthermore, is she foreshadowing a market where off-shore production becomes the common practice?