Refiguring Revolutions: Aesthetics and Politics from the English Revolution to the Romantic Revolution

Refiguring Revolutions offers a fresh perspective on the cultural and political history of England from 1649 to 1789, challenging traditional chronologies and disciplinary boundaries. The book emphasizes the role of aesthetics in shaping political culture and explores the connections between private and public aesthetic issues. It is part of UC Press' Voices Revived program, which restores access to high-quality scholarship using print-on-demand technology.

Format: Hardback
Length: 388 pages
Publication date: 19 August 2022
Publisher: University of California Press

Refiguring Revolutions offers a groundbreaking and interdisciplinary reevaluation of the cultural and political history of England from 1649 to 1789. By transcending conventional chronologies and conventional boundaries between disciplines, editors Kevin Sharpe and Steven Zwicker present a series of fresh agendas and innovative approaches to the study of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England.

Conventional periodization by dynasty and century obscures the aesthetic and cultural histories that unfolded between and even during the English Civil Wars and the French Revolution. The authors of the essays in this volume strive to reclaim aesthetics as the central narrative in the study of politics. They focus on topics and moments that shed light on the interconnectedness between private and public aesthetic concerns and political culture.

Between the Puritan Revolution and the Romantic Revolution, these authors argue, politics was a multifaceted phenomenon encompassing social and aesthetic practices, narratives of presentations, exchanges, and performances, as much as it was a story of monarchies and ministries.

This book is a part of UC Press' Voices Revived program, which celebrates the University of California Press' commitment to identifying and nurturing the most brilliant minds and providing them with a platform to express their ideas, reach a wider audience, and have a significant impact. Drawing on a rich backlist dating back to 1893, Voices Revived utilizes print-on-demand technology to make high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again. Originally published in 1998, this title is now available in a new edition.

Weight: 726g
Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780520364653