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Material delight and the joy of living : cultural consumption in the Age of Enlightenment in Germany /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: North, Michael, 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2008]
Subjects:
Consumption (Economics) > Germany > History > 18th century.
Germany > Social life and customs > 18th century.
Arts and society > Germany.
Germany > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Enlightenment > Germany.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the eighteenth century : an age of cultural consumption
  • Books and reading
  • Travel and the culture of travel
  • Fashion and luxury
  • The culture of domestic interiors
  • Gardens and country houses
  • Art and taste
  • Musical culture
  • Theatre and opera
  • The new stimulants and sociability
  • Conclusion : cultural consumption and identity.