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Ames, Kenneth L.:
Death in the Dining Room and Other Tales of Victorian Culture - edition reliée, livre de poche1992, ISBN: 0877228914
[EAN: 9780877228912], Usato, come nuovo, [SC: 14.89], [PU: Temple University Press], History|Civilization, History|United States|19th Century, Like new condition.
1992
ISBN: 9780877228912
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Temple University Press, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 265pp. Black and white illustrations. Jacket not clipped. Heavy book.., Temple University Press, 1992
1992, ISBN: 0877228914
[EAN: 9780877228912], Usato, ottimo stato, [SC: 18.62], [PU: Temple University Press], History|Civilization, History|United States|19th Century
1992, ISBN: 9780877228912
Hardcover, Usato, buono stato, [PU: Temple University Press]
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An extraordinary proliferation of goods characterizes the Victorian world. Throughout the study, Ames considers the relationship of some of these household objects to issues of class, gender, and place. For example, the importance of public image was dramatized by the rituals of the front hall in Victorian homes: its placement within the house, the massive hallstand with its receptacles for calling cards and umbrellas, accommodations for temporary and usually uncomfortable seating. The dining room was a shrine to the notion of "man's" dominion over nature—each elaborately carved sideboard displayed a frieze of slaughtered game and harvested vegetation. Parlor organs, a blending of the sacred and the profane, provided an occasion to display feminine accomplishment and to symbolize the role of the bourgeois Christian lady. Ames also discusses how the prevailing class and gender hierarchy was echoed in the posture of seating furniture and its arrangement.
The author is one of the premier interpreters of Victorian culture in America. His witty, provocative, and irreverent commentary on the "quaint" fixtures of the Victorian household will fascinate scholars, antique buffs, and collectors o
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780877228912
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0877228914
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Date de parution: 1995
Editeur: Temple University Press,U.S.
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ISBN/EAN: 0877228914
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Auteur du livre: ames
Titre du livre: death the dining room and other tales victorian culture american, civilization victorian american culture dining death other tales room
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