The Cultural Revolution of the Nineteenth Century - Theatre, the Book-Trade and Reading in the Transatlantic World

Informationen zum Autor Ana Cláudia Suriani da Silva is Senior Lecturer in Brazilian Studies at University College London, UK. She is the author of Machado de Assis’s Philosopher or Dog? From Serial to Book Form (2010), the co-editor, along with Sandra Guardini Vasconcelos, of Books and Periodicals in Brazil 1768-1930 (2014) and the co-editor, along with Marcia Abreu, of The Cultural Revolution of the Nineteenth Century: Theatre, the Book-Trade and Reading in the Transatlantic World (2016). Zusammenfassung The beginnings of what we now call 'globalization' dates from the early sixteenth century! when Europeans! in particular the Iberian monarchies! began to connect 'the four parts of the world'. From the end of the eighteenth and throughout the nineteenth centuries! technical advancements! such as the growth of the European rail network and the increasing ease of international shipping! narrowed the physical and imagined distances between different parts of the globe. Books! printed matter and theatrical performances were a crucial part of this process and the so-called 'long nineteenth century' saw a remarkable increase in readership and technological improvements that significantly changed the production of printed matter and its relationship with culture. This book analyzes this sea-change in knowledge and sharing of ideas through the prism of the transatlantic diffusion of French! Brazilian! Portuguese and English print-cultures. In particular! it charts the circulation of printed matter! publishers! booksellers and actors between Europe and South America. Featuring a new original essay from Roger Chartier! The Cultural Revolution of the 19th Century is an essential new benchmark in global and transnational history.

Product details

• Authors: Marcia Abreu, Ana Claudia Suriani da Silva, Ana Claudia S Silva, Ana Claudia Suriani Da Silva
• Assisted by: Marcia Abreu (Editor), Márcia Abreu (Editor), Ana Cláudia Suriani da Silva (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781350153905
• ISBN: 978-1-350-15390-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, The arts: general issues, ART / General, Geopolitics, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, Theatre Studies, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, Human Geography, Historical Geography, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade, The arts: general topics