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The Colours of the Past in Victorian England (Cultural Interactions: Studies in the Relationship between the Arts)
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Paperback. As new, artificial dyes were created in the second half of the nineteenth century, a longing for faded, ancient hues emerged in artistic circles. This collection focuses on the complex reception of the colours of the past in the works of major Victorian writers and artists, exploring the multiple facets of their chromatic nostalgia. Editor(s): Ribeyrol, Charlotte. Series: Cultural Interactions: Studies in the Relationship Between the Arts. Num Pages: 270 pages, 40. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
The experience of colour underwent a significant change in the second half of the nineteenth century, as new coal tar-based synthetic dyes were devised for the expanding textile industry. These new, artificial colours were often despised in artistic circles who favoured ancient and more authentic forms of polychromy, whether antique, medieval, Renaissance or Japanese. However faded, ancient hues were embraced as rich, chromatic alternatives to the bleakness of industrial modernity, fostering fantasized recreations of an idealized past. The interdisciplinary essays in this collection focus on the complex reception of the colours of the past in the works ... Read more
The experience of colour underwent a significant change in the second half of the nineteenth century, as new coal tar-based synthetic dyes were devised for the expanding textile industry. These new, artificial colours were often despised in artistic circles who favoured ancient and more authentic forms of polychromy, whether antique, medieval, Renaissance or Japanese. However faded, ancient hues were embraced as rich, chromatic alternatives to the bleakness of industrial modernity, fostering fantasized recreations of an idealized past. The interdisciplinary essays in this collection focus on the complex reception of the colours of the past in the works ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Cultural Interactions: Studies in the Relationship Between the Arts
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Pieterlen, Switzerland
ISBN
9783034319744
SKU
V9783034319744
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99-25
About
Charlotte Ribeyrol is Associate Professor at the University of Paris-Sorbonne, a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Oxford (2016-2018) and a member of the Institut Universitaire de France since 2015. Her main field of research is the influence of Ancient Greece on Victorian painting and literature, particularly in the works of A.C. Swinburne, J.A. Symonds and Walter Pater. Thanks ... Read more
Reviews for The Colours of the Past in Victorian England (Cultural Interactions: Studies in the Relationship between the Arts)
Charlotte Ribeyrol has edited a wonderful collection of essays that deepens our appreciation of material culture and broadens our understanding of colour in the revolutionary nineteenth century. (Adam Lee, Journal of Pre-Raphaelite Studies 27/2018) Appealing to literary and art historical scholars alike, The Colours of the Past in ... Read more