The Renaissance in the Nineteenth Century

The Renaissance in the Nineteenth Century
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Publisher : Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 0772720193
ISBN-13 : 9780772720191
Rating : 4/5 (191 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Renaissance in the Nineteenth Century by : Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies

Download or read book The Renaissance in the Nineteenth Century written by Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies and published by Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies. This book was released on 2003 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nineteenth century witnessed rapid economic and social developments, profound political and intellectual upheaval, and startling innovations in art and literature. As Europeans peered into an uncertain future, they drew upon the Renaissance for meaning, precedents, and identity. Many claimed to find inspiration or models in the Renaissance, but as we move across the continent's borders and through the century's decades, we find that the Renaissance was many different things to many different people. This collection brings together the work of sixteen authors who examine the many Renaissances conceived by European novelists and poets, artists and composers, architects and city planners, political theorists and politicians, businessmen and advertisers. The essays fall into three groups: "Aesthetic Recoveries of Strategic Pasts"; "The Renaissance in Nineteenth-Century Culture Wars"; and "Material Culture and Manufactured Memories."


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