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National Monuments and Nationalism in 19th Century Germany

National Monuments and Nationalism in 19th Century Germany

Pohlsander, Hans A.
Tolzmann, Don Heinrich

Paperback

Series: New German-American Studies / Neue Deutsch-Amerikanische Stu, Book 31

Art HistoryLiterary CriticismGerman History

ISBN10: 3039113526
ISBN13: 9783039113521
Publisher: Peter Lang Uk
Published: Nov 14 2008
Pages: 376
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.78 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
No century in modern European history has built monuments with more enthusiasm than the 19th. Of the hundreds of monuments erected, those which sprang from a nation-wide initiative and addressed themselves to a nation, rather than part of a nation, we may call national monuments. Nelson's Column in London or the Arc de Triomphe in Paris are obvious examples. In Germany the 19th century witnessed a veritable flood of monuments, many of which rank as national monuments. These reflected and contributed to a developing sense of national identity and the search for national unity; they also document an unsuccessful effort to create a genuinely German style. They constitute a historical record, quite apart from aesthetic appeal or ideological message. As this historical record is examined, German national monuments of the 19th century are described and interpreted against the background of the nationalism which gave birth to them.

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