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- catalog abstract ""Romancing the Cathedral explores the late-nineteenth-century French passion for Gothic architecture, particularly the cathedral. Though maligned in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and vandalized during the French Revolution, by World War I the cathedral was considered "the genius of the French nation," a privileged and patriotic work of art that surpassed such other national artworks as Wagner's operas and the Parthenon. However, the moment at which the Gothic style finally reached near-universal acclaim in France also coincided with one of the most anti-clerical periods of French history, the years surrounding the separation of church and state." "Taking this contradiction as a starting point, Elizabeth Emery explores how the cathedral's popularity stemmed from its semantic richness as well as its glorification in the works of such writers and artists as Emile Zola, J.-K. Huysmans, Marcel Proust, Paul Claudel, Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, and others. Using their works as a springboard, Emery examines the ways in which they responded and contributed to prevailing discourses about the cathedral. Interdisciplinary in nature, Romancing the Cathedral will appeal to those interested in Gothic art and architecture, European cultural studies, medievalism, and French literature."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12325930.
- catalog coverage "France Civilization 19th century.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Romancing the Cathedral explores the late-nineteenth-century French passion for Gothic architecture, particularly the cathedral. Though maligned in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and vandalized during the French Revolution, by World War I the cathedral was considered "the genius of the French nation," a privileged and patriotic work of art that surpassed such other national artworks as Wagner's operas and the Parthenon. However, the moment at which the Gothic style finally reached near-universal acclaim in France also coincided with one of the most anti-clerical periods of French history, the years surrounding the separation of church and state." "Taking this contradiction as a starting point, Elizabeth Emery explores how the cathedral's popularity stemmed from its semantic richness as well as its glorification in the works of such writers and artists as Emile Zola, J.-K. Huysmans, Marcel Proust, Paul Claudel, Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, and others. Using their works as a springboard, Emery examines the ways in which they responded and contributed to prevailing discourses about the cathedral. Interdisciplinary in nature, Romancing the Cathedral will appeal to those interested in Gothic art and architecture, European cultural studies, medievalism, and French literature."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index.".
- catalog description "The Synthesis of France -- "The Immense Cathedral of the Future World": Zola and the Religion of Science -- "The Soul of Arches": Huysmans and the Medieval Church -- "Perpetual Adoration": Proust and the Art Spirit.".
- catalog extent "vii, 234 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0791451232 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0791451240 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Albany : State University of New York Press,".
- catalog spatial "France Civilization 19th century.".
- catalog subject "843/.809357 21".
- catalog subject "Arts, French 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Cathedrals in art.".
- catalog subject "Cathedrals in literature.".
- catalog subject "French fiction 19th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl), 1848-1907 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl), 1848-1907. Durtal.".
- catalog subject "PQ663 .E54 2001".
- catalog subject "Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "Zola, Émile, 1840-1902. Trois villes.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Synthesis of France -- "The Immense Cathedral of the Future World": Zola and the Religion of Science -- "The Soul of Arches": Huysmans and the Medieval Church -- "Perpetual Adoration": Proust and the Art Spirit.".
- catalog title "Romancing the cathedral : gothic architecture in fin-de-siècle French culture / Elizabeth Emery.".
- catalog type "text".