Triumph of Pleasure - Louis XIV and the Politics of Spectacle

Prominent components of Louis XIV's propaganda, the arts of spectacle also became sources of a potent resistance to the monarchy in late seventeenth-century France. The author tells the story of how the festive arts deployed an intricate network of subversive satire to undermine the rhetoric of sovereign authority. Zusammenfassung Prominent components of Louis XIV's propaganda! the arts of spectacle also became sources of a potent resistance to the monarchy in late seventeenth-century France. The author tells the story of how the festive arts deployed an intricate network of subversive satire to undermine the rhetoric of sovereign authority.

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• Authors: Georgia J. Cowart, Cowart Georgia J.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.2014
• EAN: 9780226211558
• ISBN: 978-0-226-21155-8
• No. of pages: 324
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Barock, Frankreich, 17. Jahrhundert (1600 bis 1699 n. Chr.), Orchester und formale Musik, Oper, France, Andere darstellende Künste, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Classical & Ballet, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera, Opera, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Ballet, Ballet, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, baroque, C 1600 To C 1700, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750)