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Art and Literature of the Second Empire

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Art and Literature of the Second Empire
Authors and Contributors      Edited by David Baguley
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:200
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreArt and design styles - c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9780719085857
ClassificationsDewey:840.9008
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 31 October 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This volume explores the characteristics of the art and literature of the Second Empire in France; it examines the attitudes and positioning of artists and writers of the period in relation to a regime of dubious legitimacy, and the ways in which that regime exploited to its advantage the artistic capital available to it. -- .

Author Biography

David Baguley is Emeritus Professor of French at Durham University and the University of Western Ontario