A Cultural History of the French Revolution - Softcover

A Cultural History of the French Revolution.

Paperback. Zustand: Gut. XXVIII, 463 p.: Ill. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - leicht berieben, Buchschnitt minimal angeschmutzt, langer Einriss in Vorsatzseite, sonst sehr gut und sauber / lightly rubbed, book edges minimally soiled, long tear in endpaperpage, otherwise very good and clean. - This monumental and beautiful book offers the first comprehensive cultural history of the French Revolution. Discussing a vast array of cultural activities from painting, music, fiction, theater, and festivals to philosophy, science, education, and religionKennedy provides a fascinating new perspective on the grandeur of the era. / CONTENTS List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE LONG-TERM STRUCTURES Introduction Chapter I Paris Milieu and Cultural Institutions Paris The Corporate and Hierarchical Structure of Culture Masonic Lodges and Salons Chapter II The Rhythm of Popular Culture The Rural Environment The Body and Its Illnesses Popular Literacy Festivals PART TWO ENLIGHTENMENT AND SENSIBILITY Introduction Chapter III Enlightenment and Christianity Religion Nature Man, Language, Society, and History Enlightened Christianity Chapter IV The Quest for Simplicity The Problem of Weights and Measures Neoclassicism: David Architecture: Boullée Sculpture: Houdon The Academy and the Classical Tradition in the Nineteenth Century Chapter V From Sensibility to Terror From Young to Rousseau The Bourgeois Drama The Musical Revolution Painting: Robert des Ruines The Popular Literature of Sensibilité The Black Novel and the Melodrama Pornography and Terror PART THREE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION IN CULTURE Introduction Chapter VI The Men and the Institutions (1): Church and Schools Church Schools Chapter VII The Men and the Institutions (2): Theaters, Academies, and Scientific Committees Theaters Academies Scientific Committees Chapter VIII Vandalism and Conservation The Commission of Monuments and Notre-Dame Saint-Denis Libraries and Archives The Louvre Chapter IX The Fine Arts and the Revolutionary Imagination: Music, Art, and Drama Statistical Overview Reconciliation Satire: A Weapon of Revolution Commemoration Chapter X Communicating Addresses, Decrees, and Parliamentary Rhetoric Denouncing, Informing, Swearing The Press and Patois Chapter XI Educating Revolutionary Festivals De-Christianization Republican Pedagogy Educating through Theater Clubs and Garrisons Chapter XII Epilogue: The Cultural Consequences of the Revolution The Short-Term: The Revolution The Medium-Term: Enlightenment and Romanticism The Long-Term: Popular Culture and Christianity Appendix A Statistics on Music and Theater Appendix B Prosopography of the Cultural Elite Abbreviations Used in Notes Notes Index. ISBN 9780300050134 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 810. Artikel-Nr. 1204653

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