Unity and Diversity in European Culture c.1800

by Tim Blanning (Editor), Hagen Schulze (Editor)

Overview

This volume brings together two of the most popular, innovative, and controversial fields of historical study: cultural history, and the history of nationalism. Eleven lively chapters discuss the public sphere, music, the visual arts, political culture, literature, the role of the state, and national languages of Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780197263822
Publisher:	British Academy
Publication date:	12/07/2006
Series:	Proceedings of the British Academy , #134
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Cambridge University

Free University, Berlin

Table of Contents

Introduction, Tim Blanning & Hagen SchulzeArt and its Publics, c. 1800, James SheehanThe Idea of National Opera around 1800, Silke LeopoldThe Invention of German Music, c. 1800, John DeathridgePlaying with the Nation: Napoleon and the Culture of Nationalism, Peter AlterCosmopolitanism, Patriotism, Nationalism, Siegfried WeichleinArt in a Cool Climate: The Cultural Policy of the British State in European Context, c. 1780- c. 1850, Peter MandlerThe Invention of National Languages, Otto DannThe Debates about Universal History and National History around 1800: A Problem-oriented Historical Attempt, Hans-Erich BödekerViews of the Past in Irish Vernacular Literature, 1650-1850, Vincent Morley