The Castles of the Rhine: Recreating the Middle Ages in Modern Germany

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 30 apr 1998 - 389 pagina's

Far from being mere antiquarian or sentimental curiosities, the rebuilt or reused fortresses of the Rhine reflect major changes in Germany and Europe during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Taylor begins The Castles of the Rhine with a synopsis of the major political, social and intellectual changes that influenced castle rebuilding in the nineteenth century. He then focuses on selected castles, describing their turbulent histories from the time of their original construction, through their destruction or decay, to their rediscovery in the 1800s and their continued preservation today.

Reading this book is equivalent to looking at history though a romantic-nationalist kaleidoscope. Amply illustrated with maps and photographs, The Castles of the Rhine is a wonderful companion for anyone with dreams or experience of journeying along the Rhine.

 

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Introduction
1
FOUNDATIONS
23
VINDICATING THE OLD REGIME
97
BUTTRESSING THE STATUS QUO
169
DEFENDING THE REICH
217
SECURING THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE
249
CONCLUSION
303
APPENDICES
315
Notes
333
Select Bibliography
377
Index
383
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Over de auteur (1998)

Robert R. Taylor is a professor of history at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, where he has been active in the architecture conservation movement. He is the author of The Word in Stone: The Role of Architecture in the National Socialist Ideology and Hohenzollern Berlin: Construction and Reconstruction.

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