Nationalism and Classicism The Classical Body as National Symbol in

This is a comparative study of the national significance of the classical revival which marked English and French art during the second half of the nineteenth century. It argues that the main focus of artists' interest in classical Greece, was the body of

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NATIONALISM AND CLASSICISM

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The Classical Body as National Symbol in Nineteenth-Century England and France Athena S. Leoussi Lecturer in Sociology University of Reading

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MACMILLAN PRESS LTD

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 0-333-69149-0 First published in the United States of America 1998 by

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Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 ISBN 0-312-17776-3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Leoussi, Athena S., 1959Nationalism and classicism : the classical body as national symbol in nineteenth-century England and France / Athena S. Leoussi. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-312-17776-3 (cloth) 1. Neoclassicism (Art)—England. 2. Nationalism and art—England-History—19th century. 3. Neoclassicism (Art)—France. 4. Nationalism and art—France—History—19th century. 5. Mythology, Greek, in art. 6. Art, Greek—Influence. 7. Allegories. I. Title. N6767.5.N45L46 1998 709'.42*09034—dc21 97-18289 CIP

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