A Subject for Taste
A Subject for Taste
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This is a guide to a fascinating period in England's cultural history.
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A Subject for Taste by Jeremy Black
In the eighteenth century England became the richest and most powerful country in the world. From being a country divided by religious and political conflict, and in the shadow of France, England and the English became confident and self-assured. A Question for Taste is a rounded portrait of English culture in the eighteenth century. Not only a matter of leading writers, from Swift and Pope to Dr Johnson and Sheridan, or of artists from Hogarth to Reynolds, there was also room for popular ballads, political doggerel, pornographic verse and vigorous satirical cartoons. Taste in architecture ranged from great houses with gardens landscaped by Capability Brown to the changed use of domestic space in towns. Jeremy Black looks at the both the wealth of cultural activity in the period and at the changing patronage of and market for books, art, architecture, music and consumer goods.
JEREMY BLACK is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of numerous books, including The Hanoverians: The History of a Dynasty.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852854638 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852854634 |
| Title | A Subject for Taste |
| Author | Jeremy Black |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2005-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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