{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-early-modern-europe-9781138666849","title":"A Cultural History of Early Modern Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Cultural History of Early Modern Europe\u003c\/em\u003e examines the relationships that developed in cities from the time of the late Renaissance through to the Napoleonic period, exploring culture in the broadest sense by selecting a variety of sources not commonly used in history books, such as plays, popular songs, sketches, and documents created by ordinary people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtending from 1480 to 1820, the book traces the flourishing cultural life of key European cities and the opportunities that emerged for ordinary people to engage with new forms of creative expression, such as literature, theatre, music, and dance. Arranged chronologically, each chapter in the volume begins with an overview of the period being discussed and an introduction to the key figures. Cultural issues in political, religious, and social life are addressed in each section, providing an insight into life in the cities most important to the creative developments of the time. Throughout the book, narrative history\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A wonderful book both insightful and stimulating, demonstrating to students how to see relationships in history that they never suspected existed and leading them directly to a bibliography of the kinds of books in which they could explore these relationships.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaul Sonnino, University of California, Santa Barbara, US\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter I. The End of the Renaissance, 1480.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter II. Reformation Culture, 1520-1559.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter III. Culture in Peril: The Religious Wars, 1560-1599.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter IV. Baroque Culture in a Disordered Europe, 1600-1649.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter V. Classical Culture, 1650-1699.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter VI. The Culture of the Rococo and the Enlightenment, 1700-1739.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter VII. The Culture of the Age of Reason, 1740-1784.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter VIII. The Culture of Revolution and War, 1785-1820.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019514642775,"sku":"9781138666849","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138666849.jpg?v=1750780494","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-early-modern-europe-9781138666849","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}