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Material delight and the joy of living : cultural consumption in the Age of Enlightenment in Germany / Michael North ; translated by Pamela Selwyn.
Lippincott Library HC290.5.C6 N6713 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- North, Michael, 1954-
- Standardized Title:
- Genuss und Glück des Lebens. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Consumption (Economics)--Germany--History--18th century.
- Consumption (Economics).
- Arts and society.
- Manners and customs.
- History.
- Germany--Social life and customs--18th century.
- Germany.
- Arts and society--Germany.
- Germany--Intellectual life--18th century.
- Intellectual life.
- Enlightenment--Germany.
- Enlightenment.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 273 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2008]
- Contents:
- Introduction : the eighteenth century : an age of cultural consumption
- Books and reading
- Travel and the culture of travel
- Fashion and luxury
- The culture of domestic interiors
- Gardens and country houses
- Art and taste
- Musical culture
- Theatre and opera
- The new stimulants and sociability
- Conclusion : cultural consumption and identity.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-255) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780754658429
- 0754658422
- OCLC:
- 173502697
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