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Heroic Imagination

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Description for Heroic Imagination paperback. 19th century European history. Num Pages: 742 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 930.

Heroic Imagination Describes the historical period and the wide manifistation of creativity that took place between 1815 and 1848 in Europe, from Napoleon's downfall in the battle of Waterloo in 1815 to the "Restoration" that sought to bring back the old order preceding the French Revolution. While revolutions and historicle events were shaping the world, the "collective consciousness" of the public began to integrate with the creative consciousness of the individual. The creative energies of artists, philosophers, poets, political and social thinkers emerged and produced some of the most revered artistic geniuses in history, such as Beethoven, Byron, Pushkin, Balzac, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
742
Condition
New
Number of Pages
742
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814722251
SKU
V9780814722251
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Frederic Ewen
Frederic Ewen (1899-1988) was Professor of English Literature at Brooklyn College from 1930 until 1952, when he resigned rather than be fired for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee. He went on to be a successful author and lecturer.

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