Material delight and the joy of living
Subtitle: cultural consumption in the Age of Enlightenment in Germany
By: Michael North ; translated by Pamela Selwyn.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hampshire, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780754658429
Subjects: Consumption (Economics) -- Germany -- History -- 18th century.; Arts and society -- Germany.; Enlightenment -- Germany.; Germany -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.; Germany -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
Work titles: Genuss und Glück des Lebens.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-255) and index.
Table of contents: value: Introduction : the eighteenth century : an age of cultural consumption; value: Books and reading; value: Travel and the culture of travel; value: Fashion and luxury; value: The culture of domestic interiors; value: Gardens and country houses; value: Art and taste; value: Musical culture; value: Theatre and opera; value: The new stimulants and sociability; value: Conclusion : cultural consumption and identity.