Author: Theodore BestermanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Bibliographie Des Écrits Français Relatifs À Voltaire, 1719-1830
Author: Theodore BestermanStudies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century
Author: Theodore BestermanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Eighteenth century
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century
Author: Studi francesi
Author: MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Languages, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Vols. for 1969- include ACTFL annual bibliography of books and articles on pedagogy in foreign languages 1969-
Research and Reference Guide to French Studies
Author: Charles B. OsburnPublisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
Baculard D'Arnaud
Author: Robert L. DawsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, French
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Spanish Books in the Europe of the Enlightenment (Paris and London)
Author: Nicolás Bas MartínPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004359524
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
In Spanish Books in the Europe of the Enlightenment (Paris and London) Nicolás Bas examines the image of Spain in eighteenth-century Europe, and in Paris and London in particular. His material has been scoured from an exhaustive interrogation of the records of the book trade. He refers to booksellers’ catalogues, private collections, auctions, and other sources of information in order to reconstruct the country’s cultural image. Rarely have these sources been searched for Spanish books, and never have they been as exhaustively exploited as they are in Bas’ book. Both England and France were conversant with some very negative ideas about Spain. The Black Legend, dating back to the sixteenth century, condemned Spain as repressive and priest-ridden. Bas shows however, that an alternative, more sympathetic, vision ran parallel with these negative views. His bibliographical approach brings to light the Spanish books that were bought, sold and ultimately read. The impression thus obtained is likely to help us understand not only Spain’s past, but also something of its present.
The Path Not Taken
Author: Jeff HornPublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262263122
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
In The Path Not Taken, Jeff Horn argues that—contrary to standard, Anglocentric accounts—French industrialization was not a failed imitation of the laissez-faire British model but the product of a distinctive industrial policy that led, over the long term, to prosperity comparable to Britain's. Despite the upheavals of the Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, France developed and maintained its own industrial strengths. France was then able to take full advantage of the new technologies and industries that emerged in the "second industrial revolution," and by the end of the nineteenth century some of France's industries were outperforming Britain's handily. The Path Not Taken shows that the foundations of this success were laid during the first industrial revolution. Horn posits that the French state's early attempt to emulate Britain's style of industrial development foundered because of revolutionary politics. The "threat from below" made it impossible for the state or entrepreneurs to control and exploit laborers in the British manner. The French used different means to manage labor unruliness and encourage innovation and entrepreneurialism. Technology is at the heart of Horn's analysis, and he shows that France, unlike England, often preferred still-profitable older methods of production in order to maintain employment and forestall revolution. Horn examines the institutional framework established by Napoleon's most important Minister of the Interior, Jean-Antoine Chaptal. He focuses on textiles, chemicals, and steel, looks at how these new institutions created a new industrial environment. Horn's illuminating comparison of French and British industrialization should stir debate among historians, economists, and political scientists.
Watteau, Music, and Theater
Author: Antoine WatteauPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588393356
Category : Artists and theater
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
"Accompanying an exhibition in honor of Philippe de Montebello, Director Emeritus of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, this engaging book examines the influence of music and theater on the art of Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). Fifteen major paintings and a number of drawings by Watteau that illustrate the connections between painting and the performing arts in Paris are explored. In addition, drawings and prints by other 18th-century artists featuring musical or theatrical subjects and objects and musical instruments are included."--Publisher description.