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The Idea of Art as Propaganda in France, 1750-1799
A Study in the History of Ideas
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James Leith
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English
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1964
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Professor Leith explores the growth of the idea of using art as one instrument of propaganda. This book analyses different contributions to the resurgence of the idea and probes the peculiar psychological assumptions which led eighteeneth-century thinkers to believe in the efficacy of visual propaganda.
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Leith James :
JAMES A. LEITH is a graduate of the University of Toronto and of Duke University. He has taught at the University of Saskatchewan and at Queen's University, where he is at present an Associate Professor of French History.
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Frontmatter
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Preface
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Contents
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1. Toward the Revival of the Idea of Art as Propaganda
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2. Diderot’s Views on the Social Function of Art
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3. The Encyclopedia on the Utility of Art
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4. The Demand for Didactic Art under the Old Régime
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5. Revolutionary Plans to Mobilize the Fine Arts
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6. The Sterility of the Idea of Art as Propaganda
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Conclusion
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An Essay on Sources
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Appendix
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Index
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December 15, 1964
eBook ISBN:
9781487585914
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184
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College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
