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Book SynopsisNationalism Romanticism Cultural nationalism Comparative history Intermediality Cultural history
Trade ReviewThis excellent Encyclopedia is an extraordinarily rich source of information on the cultural background of nation-formation. Its sophisticated and effective system of cross-references allows it to go beyond earlier English-language surveys in mapping all European nations comprehensively, regardless of size or power, in both East and West. It is equally even-handed in analysing Romantic Nationalism", and the 19th-century national movements that were inspired by it, as motivated by an idealistic, Europe-wide cultivation effort for the improvement of national cultures (which I consider to form part of European values)." - Prof. Miroslav Hroch, Charles University, Prague [-][-] [-][-]"Ambitious in its scope and as far as I can see, impeccable in its execution, the ERNiE is a major addition to earlier historical encyclopaedias. It will become indispensable to scholars in all the disciplines concerned with either nationalism or romanticism." - Professor Peter Burke, University of Cambridge (Emmanuel College)[-][-] [-][-]"The publication in hard copy of the comprehensive Online Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe, expertly conceived and edited by Joep Leerssen, takes place at a crucial moment in European history. This vast encyclopaedia is the essential resource for understanding the ethnocultural repertoires that, from the beginning of the nineteenth century, sought to define, indeed to create, the nations of Europe. Leerssen, the leading scholar of Romantic nationalism, has drawn on a vast network of scholars to present the entire spectrum of cultural production-linguistic, literary, material, and performative- that nineteenth-century Europeans, turning away from classicism and cosmopolitanism, mobilized to express their transcendent sense of national identity and destiny. As the entries, essays, and especially the introduction make clear, this early form of nationalism was at once particular, looking to the specificities of local language and custom, and still deeply interconnected through exchanges of letters, texts, and ideas across the continent and beyond. A particular strength of this vast resource is that it does not limit itself to those Romantic national movements that gave rise to modern European nation states. Rather it considers with equal attention those powerful movements that ultimately faded, thus forcefully reminding us of the contingent nature of those that did manage to unite cultural perception and political form and thus survive into the present. Today, for the first time in over a century, Europe must, in the words of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, "take our fate in our own hands," and it must do so in a climate of renewed nationalist fervor, a nationalism far removed but not entirely separate from the Romantic nationalism presented in this massive publication. All those who hope to understand the deep roots of European identity and identities in these challenging times will profit from the Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe." - Patrick Geary, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton NJ USA
Table of ContentsManual: How to use ERNiE " Thematic articles: Nationalities and cultural fields " Introduction and Survey articles " Individuals: Person articles and Index " Cross-references and article identifiers " Note on transliterations and proper names Introduction " (Meta)culture, cultural practitioners, and the cultivation of culture " Cultural and Romantic Nationalism: Metaculture into politics " A very long nineteenth century " The European focus " References Survey articles on cultural currents in Romantic Nationalism " BACKGROUND: Explanatory notes on concepts and terminology o Notes on European nationalisms o Culture, cultivation and Romantic Nationalism o Embodied communities: Sociability, festivals and funerals, conviviality o Conviviality and gender: The salon and their public sphere " 1.LANGUAGE: Linguistic reflection and language activism o The importance of language in Romanticism and nationalism " 2.TRADITIONS: Immaterial and traditional culture o Ethnography and ethnicity o Mythology o Oral literature and folk music o Manners and customs o Sports and pastimes " 3.SIGHT AND SOUND: Musical and visual culture o World Fairs and international exhibitions o Dress and design o Visual arts: History paintings, genre paintings and Academic Romanticism o Architecture o National-classical music " 4.TEXTS AND STORIES: Literary and historical culture o Antiquarianism and archeology o History-writing o After Ossian: Editing vernacular classics o The historical novel o Patriotic poetry and verse o Literary realism and the nation o Vernacular translations of the Bible and world classics o Reflecting on national identity: Cultural criticism and activist writing " 5.SOCIETY: Sociocultural mobilization o Collective memories, commemorative festivals o Choral societies o National drama and national theatres o Sports/athletics associations o National museums in Europe o Publishing, libraries, book clubs and reading societies o Education Illustrations Individuals " Aasen, Ivar " Abovian, Xa?atur " Afanas'ev, Aleksandr " Afzelius, Arvid August " A?lao?lu, hmet " Aguilò I Fuster, Marià " = (600 entries in total)= " Zambelios, I?ann?s " Zambelios, Spyrid?n " Zois, ˜iga " Zuloaga, Ignacio " Zunz, Leopold Name index
