UID:
kobvindex_JMB00034255
Format:
XIV, 548 Seiten
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ISBN:
0415159970
Series Statement:
Consumption and culture in the 17th and 18th centuries
Content:
Culture does not become "culture" until it is consumed. This is the interpretation of early modern social history presented in this text. Contributors from North America and Europe explore topics such as the formation of a culture consuming public, the development of a literary canon, the role of consumption in the formation of the modern state, elite and popular forms of cultural consumption and the place of women as consumers of culture. co List of Tables List of plates Notes on contributors Preface Introduction Ann Bermingham Part I: The Formation of a Public for Art and Literature Part II: Engendering the Literary Canon Part III: Consumption and the Modern State Part IV: The Social Order: Culture High and Low Part V: What Women Want Tables
Language:
English
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