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British Aestheticism and the Urban Working Classes, 1870-1900: Beauty for the People
Diana Maltz
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Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; DSA; DSBF; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 389.
This cultural study reveals the interdependence between British Aestheticism and late-Victorian social-reform movements. Following their mentor John Ruskin who believed in art's power to civilize the poor, cultural philanthropists promulgated a Religion of Beauty as they advocated practical schemes for tenement reform, university-settlement education, Sunday museum opening, and High Anglican revival. Although subject to novelist's ambivalent, even satirical, representations, missionary aesthetes nevertheless constituted an influential social network, imbuing fin-de-siecle artistic communities with political purpose and political lobbies with aesthetic sensibility.
This cultural study reveals the interdependence between British Aestheticism and late-Victorian social-reform movements. Following their mentor John Ruskin who believed in art's power to civilize the poor, cultural philanthropists promulgated a Religion of Beauty as they advocated practical schemes for tenement reform, university-settlement education, Sunday museum opening, and High Anglican revival. Although subject to novelist's ambivalent, even satirical, representations, missionary aesthetes nevertheless constituted an influential social network, imbuing fin-de-siecle artistic communities with political purpose and political lobbies with aesthetic sensibility.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture
Condition
New
Weight
388g
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349523146
SKU
V9781349523146
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About Diana Maltz
DIANA MALTZ is an Associate Professor of English Literature at Southern Oregon University, USA.
Reviews for British Aestheticism and the Urban Working Classes, 1870-1900: Beauty for the People
'...this book signals the rich possibilities for future studies in the field as it contributes to a continuing reassessment of the Aesthetic Movement.' - Morna O'Neill, Visual Culture