Public Pantheons in Revolutionary Europe: Comparing Cultures of Remembrance, c. 1790-1840 [Hardcover]

The story of how the concept of a pantheon, a building honouring great individuals, spread across Revolutionary Europe and interacted with socio-political and cultural changes. Analysing the canon and iconography of each pantheon, Bouwers shows how the commemoration of war and celebration of nationhood gave way to the protection of elite interests.Acknowledgments Introduction: The Journey of the European Pantheonic Imagination Pantheon: the History of a Concept on the Move Competition in the Parliamentary Pantheon in London The Eclipse of Exemplarity: the Imperial Pantheon in Paris A Papal Pantheon? Canova's 'illustrious Italians' in Rome 'National education' in a Royal Pantheon in Regensburg Conclusions: Public Pantheons: a European History? Bibliography Appendices

The role of historical memory in modern culture and the politics of commemoration have become of immense importance to historians over recent years. & Eveline Bouwerss book makes a fascinating, richly-documented and well-written contribution to this area of debate. & Well-written, with a good eye for detail and the telling quotation from primary sources, Bouwerss important contribution to the scholarship of historical memory will be of great interest to anyone working on nineteenth-century political culture, national identity and the politics of remembrance. (Michael Rapport, English Historical Review HER, Vol. 131 (548), February, 2016)

There is a great deal in this very impressive and accomplished book to recommend it to both scholars and students. Bouwers operates with enviable assurance in four very different historical contexts (and languages), her interdisciplinary approach is cogent, and her case studies are very informative. (Richard Wittman, European Review of History - Revue europ?enne d'histoire, Vol. 22 (06), 2015)

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