The Spectacle of Nature: Landscape and Bourgeois Culture in Nineteenth-century France Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Spectacle of Nature: Landscape and Bourgeois Culture in Nineteenth-century France Book

"The Spectacle of Nature" explores the perception of the countryside in early 19th-century France. Nicholas Green argues that the experience of nature - from the consumption of prints and pictures to rural excursions and country retreats - was rooted in historically specific ways of seeing that took their cue from a distinctive metropolitan culture. At the heart of the argument lies a discussion of subjectivity and class: the way in which the process of looking at the countryside reinforced the identity of the metropolitan bourgeoisie - and especially men.Read More

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  • 0719039096
  • 9780719039096
  • Nicholas Green
  • 28 January 1993
  • Manchester University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 224
  • New edition
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