| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 191 pages) |
| Contents |
Table of contents; off the beaten track; towards a history of digression; letters from london; from clarissa's sensibility in samuelrichardson's novel to the romanticdream of self-realizationin ugo foscolo's ortis; periphery and centre in the evolutionof the novelistic genre in venice; themargins at the centre; themarginal and the mainstreamas aesthetic categories in eighteenthcenturythought; from "gothicatrocities" to objectsofaesthetic appreciation; tiberio cavallo; autonomy and marginality in foreignartists' circles in rome (c. 1760-1800) |
| Summary |
The relationship between the cultural Centre and cultural Margins has fascinated scholars for generations. Who, or what, determines what shall constitute the 'Centre' of a culture, its sacred and canonical forms and substance, and what the Margins? There are significant examples of the Margins of one generation moving to become the Centre of another. These are more than mere shifts of fashion and represent nothing less than a seismic cultural shift. How, and in what circumstances, can such a .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social & cultural history.
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European history.
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Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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International relations
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Great Britain -- Relations -- Italy -- History -- 18th century
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Italy -- Relations -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
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Great Britain
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Italy
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
O'Gorman, Frank, editor
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Guerra, Lia, editor
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| ISBN |
9781443864404 |
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1443864404 |
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1306992397 |
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9781306992398 |
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1443849529 |
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9781443849524 |
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