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Eighteenth-century Popular Culture: A Selection (Hardback)
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Short Description for Eighteenth-century Popular CultureDuring the 18th century, popular culture assumed a peculiar importance. In the early part of the century, high and low cultures often collided. Later in the century, politeness more and more required the distancing of genteel from vulgar amusements. This selection highlights some of these cultures.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Published: 21 December 2000
- Format: Hardback 326 pages
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- Categories: Literary Studies: General | Cultural Studies | Popular Culture | Anthropology | British & Irish History | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900
- ISBN 13: 9780198711346 ISBN 10: 0198711344
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Full description for Eighteenth-century Popular Culture
This collection makes available what was once popular but has long been buried. During the eighteenth century, popular culture assumed a peculiar importance. In the early part of the century, high and low cultures often collided. Later in the century, politeness more and more required the distancing of genteel from vulgar amusements. This carefully annotated selection rediscovers some of the energies of the low and the vulgar in the period. It examines particular themes (crime, religious enthusiasm, popular politics, for example) by telling particular stories (the career of a notorious criminal, the exploits of a religious sect, John Wilkes and the crowd). It also illustrates how the very idea of popular culture was formed in the period, providing examples of the ways in which it was discussed both by those who were fearful of it and those who were fascinated by it.
