The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden AgeSchama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, Schama re-creates in precise detail a nation's mental state. He tells of bloody uprisings and beached whales, of the cult of hygiene and the plague of tobacco, of thrifty housewives and profligate tulip-speculators. He tells us how the Dutch celebrated themselves and how they were slandered by their enemies. "History on the grand scale...An ambitious portrait of one of the most remarkable episodes in modern history."--New York Times "Wonderfully inclusive; with wit and intense curiosity he teases out meaning from every aspect of Dutch seventeenth-century life."--Robert Hughes |
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Pagina 66
But that , of course , was a contradiction in terms , and the princely palaces remained something of an anomaly in Dutch public life , reserved for the ceremonies of signing treaties , entertaining visiting royalty and sustaining the ...
But that , of course , was a contradiction in terms , and the princely palaces remained something of an anomaly in Dutch public life , reserved for the ceremonies of signing treaties , entertaining visiting royalty and sustaining the ...
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97 That Haarlem remained more culturally diverse and spiritually heterodox than Leiden did not lessen its importance as a crucible in which a selfconsciously Netherlandish culture was being shaped . Karel van Mander , like the young ...
97 That Haarlem remained more culturally diverse and spiritually heterodox than Leiden did not lessen its importance as a crucible in which a selfconsciously Netherlandish culture was being shaped . Karel van Mander , like the young ...
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... herbal beverage known to the world and was good at easing cramps and a stimulant against sluggishness.88 It remained , however , a panacea strictly for the few during the first half of the century , and even in the 1660s when enough ...
... herbal beverage known to the world and was good at easing cramps and a stimulant against sluggishness.88 It remained , however , a panacea strictly for the few during the first half of the century , and even in the 1660s when enough ...
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Gebruikersrecensie - robeik - LibraryThingThis is a BIG book. Strap yourself in for a word and picture journey through the Netherlands of the 15th and 16th century. This is no history book; you are supposed to be somewhat familiar with it. An ... Volledige review lezen
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Gebruikersrecensie - jmoncton - LibraryThingSchama covers in amazing detail the culture and history of the Netherlands during the peak of its Golden Age in the seventeenth century. He provides great insight on some of the origins of the traits ... Volledige review lezen
Inhoudsopgave
IN THE REPUBLIC OF CHILDREN | 48 |
CHAPTER | 51 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 221 |
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