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From the Royal to the Republican Body: Incorporating the Political in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century France Sara E Melzer
From the Royal to the Republican Body: Incorporating the Political in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century France
Sara E Melzer
Examines the role of the body as a primary site of political signification in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France. This title features essays that focus on the sacralization of the king's body. It shows how the monarchy mastered subjects' minds by disciplining the body through dance, music, drama, art, and social rituals.
286 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 5 musical examples
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 20, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520208070 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Genre | Chronological Period > 17th Century |
| Pages | 286 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 232 × 23 mm · 499 g |
| Editor | Melzer, Sara E. |
| Editor | Norberg, Kathryn |