The Angel of Luxury and Sadness is an indepth study of the ‘new alienation’. The author labels this phenomenon ‘normative ennui’ and traces its rise to cultural power over the last two centuries.
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Today we associate Renaissance arts with painting, sculpture, and architecture. Yet gem-studded goldwork and richly embellished armor; splendid tapestries, embroideries, and textiles; ephemeral multimedia spectacles; and other opulent creations were consistently more celebrated by contemporaries. Thus, Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, bequeathed to her children vases of semiprecious stones mounted in gold, engraved gems, [...]
The Feminization Debate in Eighteenth-Century Britain: Literature, Commerce and Luxury (Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print)In the eighteenth century, critics of capitalism denounced the growth of luxury and effeminacy; supporters applauded the increase of refinement and the improved status of women. This pioneering study explores the way the association of commerce and femininity permeated cultural production. It looks at the first use of a female author as an icon of [...]
Diplomacy by Design: Luxury Arts and an “International Style” in the Ancient Near East, 1400-1200 BCEArt and international relations during the Late Bronze Age formed a symbiosis as expanded travel and written communications fostered unprecedented cultural exchange across the Mediterranean. Diplomacy in these new political and imperial relationships was often maintained through the exchange of lavish art objects and luxury goods. The items bestowed during this time shared a repertoire [...]
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