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Arts and a nation : the role of visual arts and artists in the making of the latvian identity, 1905-1940.
Focusing on the role of arts in the construction of national identity, Suzanne Pourchier-Plasseraud has chosen to study the case of a country lacking an ancient state history of its own, Latvia. This book analyses the part played by the visual arts in transmuting the cultural concept of a nation, ad...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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Leiden :
Brill,
2015.
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| Colección: | On the boundary of two worlds ;
41. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Arts and a Nation: The Role of Visual Arts and Artists in the Making of the Latvian Identity 1905-1940; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Prologue: On the Eve of the 20th Century, a Cultural Awakening that Faced Twin Obstructions; 1 Awakening of the Latvian Provinces in the Second Half of the 19th Century; 2 The Artistic Influence of Germany and Russia; 3 Towards a 'Romantic Nation'; PART 1: 1905-1915 A Socio-Cultural 'Risorgimento'; 1: The Emergence of Demands for Autonomy in the Russian Empire.
- A 1905: The First Revolution for LiberationB The Structure of Latvian Society; C Between Imperial Loyalty and the Pull of Nationhood; 2: The Formation Of An Imaginary Landscape for the Latvian Nation (1905-1920); A The Presence of German and Russian Cultures: Double Oppression or Double Opportunity?; B The Idea of Latvia: Existing Reality or 'Invention'; C Ethnographic Culture: A Crucial Foundation for Identity; 3: The Arts in the Service of the Latvian Idea; A Creation of an Appropriate Context for the Latvian Arts; B Painting at the Outposts of National Construction.
- C Architects Create the SettingPART 2: 1915-1920 The Chaos of the First World War; 4: The Collapse of the Russian Empire and the Emergence of Latvian Political Demands; A The Latvian Riflemen, Trailblazers of National Pride; B Civilians in the War: Refugees and the German Occupation; C Emergence of the Latvian State Thanks to the Russian Revolution; 5: Depiction of a Heroic People, a New Source from the Imaginary Landscape Created in Latvian Art; A The Representation of Battles; B Artists and the Epic Hardships of Refugee Life; C Art in the Midst of Turmoil.
- 6: Artists in the Service of National SymbolismA The Image of the New State; B Military Symbols; C The Influence of Patriotic Representation in Public Life; PART 3: 1920-1934 The Construction of a State; 7: A Vulnerable Parliamentary State; A A Constitution is Laboriously Put in Place; B The Latvian State Faced with a Culturally Heterogeneous Population; C Running the Affairs of State; 8: An Assertive Cultural Policy; A The Past, a Source of Inspiration; B Creation of New Cultural Institutions; C In Sculpture, the Influence of Commissions; 9: The 'Latvianization' of the Visual Arts.
- A PaintingB Emblems and Decorative Arts; C Architecture and the Return to Order; PART 4: From Nation to Nationalism; 10: The Authoritarian Regime (1934-1940); A An Authoritarian Regime Takes Control; B Latvia: A Latvianized State; C A Change of Model: Drawing Inspiration from Italian fascism; 11: Latvianisation of the Arts; A The State as a Participant in Artistic Activities; B Celebrating Latvian Identity in the Field of Painting; C Decorative Arts
- Embracing the Nation; 12: Architecture and Urban Development Harnessed by the State; A Strengthened Institutions; B Tendencies.