Representations Of Revolution (1789–1820)
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A landmark work in art history and cultural criticism, Representations of Revolution (1789–1820) examines how the upheaval of the French Revolution permeated the visual arts, literature, and broader culture of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Ronald Paulson argues that revolutionary ideology was not merely a political phenomenon but a transformative aesthetic force, reshaping how artists, writers, and thinkers understood and depicted the world around them. Drawing on a rich array of sources — from paintings by Goya and Blake's poetry to the Gothic novel — the book illustrates the profound ways in which images and narratives were used to process, celebrate, and condemn revolutionary violence and change. Paulson presents a sweeping, interdisciplinary analysis that connects political upheaval to artistic innovation across Britain and Europe during one of history's most turbulent periods. Authoritative and wide-ranging, this work remains an essential text for students of Romanticism, art history, and the cultural legacy of the Age of Revolution.
Author: Ronald Paulson
Format: Hardback
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: good condition. Page Condition: good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding condition: Binding appears intact and firm.
A landmark work in art history and cultural criticism, Representations of Revolution (1789–1820) examines how the upheaval of the French Revolution permeated the visual arts, literature, and broader culture of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Ronald Paulson argues that revolutionary ideology was not merely a political phenomenon but a transformative aesthetic force, reshaping how artists, writers, and thinkers understood and depicted the world around them. Drawing on a rich array of sources — from paintings by Goya and Blake's poetry to the Gothic novel — the book illustrates the profound ways in which images and narratives were used to process, celebrate, and condemn revolutionary violence and change. Paulson presents a sweeping, interdisciplinary analysis that connects political upheaval to artistic innovation across Britain and Europe during one of history's most turbulent periods. Authoritative and wide-ranging, this work remains an essential text for students of Romanticism, art history, and the cultural legacy of the Age of Revolution.