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Between the Real and the Ideal: The Accademia Degli Arcadi and Its Garden in Eighteenth-century Rome
Susan M. Dixon
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Hardback. Series: Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth- Century Art and Culture. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 717.
This book examines the Accademia degli Arcadi in its heyday, a little known phenomenon in Italian history in the first part of the eighteenth century. The Roman academy aimed for a peninsula-wide cultural renewal induced by literary reform. Operating within a papal court society, it eschewed extant patronage systems and social hierarchies and introduced enlightened ideas to its members. By about 1730, the Arcadi was on the wane, the reform largely unmet. It was an easy target for critics, both its proponents and opponents, in part because of the visible role it assigned to women. By attending to the institution's ... Read more
This book examines the Accademia degli Arcadi in its heyday, a little known phenomenon in Italian history in the first part of the eighteenth century. The Roman academy aimed for a peninsula-wide cultural renewal induced by literary reform. Operating within a papal court society, it eschewed extant patronage systems and social hierarchies and introduced enlightened ideas to its members. By about 1730, the Arcadi was on the wane, the reform largely unmet. It was an easy target for critics, both its proponents and opponents, in part because of the visible role it assigned to women. By attending to the institution's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Series
Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth- Century Art and Culture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9781611492897
SKU
V9781611492897
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About Susan M. Dixon
Susan M. Dixon is assistant professor of art history at the University of Tulsa.
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