Civic culture and everyday life in early modern Germany / by Bernd Roeck.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-273) and index.

Introduction -- The character of the early modern city in the Holy Roman Empire -- The burghers' lifestyle -- Aspects of the daily life -- The burgher family -- Historical microcosms : the life of the individual -- Beyond daily life : amusements, music and dance entertainment and theater -- Bürgertum and the arts -- Bürgertum and humanism -- Burgher culture in the Baroque and Enlightenment : phases and institutions -- The cultural function of the German city in the 17th and 18th centuries -- The way to Arcadia -- The invention of the cultural history of the German bourgeoisie : artworks as sources and Lieux de mémoire -- Sources.

The book offers an overview of bourgeois culture and the aspects of everyday life in the German cultural area from the Renaissance to the end of the 18th century. At the same time, the reader is introduced to fundamental research problems. The spectrum of topics ranges from life styles to clothing and eating habits, from consciousness of time to the rites de passage, birth, marriage and death. Special attention is paid to the role of female and male citizens in music, literature and fine arts. This is a concise introduction for history and art history students, scholars and everyone interested in the pre-history of the modern world. References from important sources define the text; together they are useful resources for teaching at schools and universities.

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