The Consumption of Culture 1600-1800 - 9781138149144

Taylor & Francis

Culture does not become 'culture' until it is consumed. This is a radical new interpretation of early modern social history by leading specialists from North America and Europe, who explore a wide variety of topics. > \nCulture does not become 'culture' until it is consumed. This is the radical new interpretation of early modern social history presented in The Consumption of Culture 1600-1800.\nLeading specialists from North America and Europe explore topics such as the formation of a culture consuming public, the development of a literary canon, the role of consumption in the formation of the modern state, elite and popular forms of cultural consumption and the place of women as consumers of culture. The result is an important and rich new approach to the study of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. > List of Tables List of plates Notes on contributors Preface Introduction\nAnn Bermingham\nPart I: The Formation of a Public for Art and Literature\nPart II: Engendering ty