The lure of the sea : the discovery of the seaside in the Western world, 1750-1840
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書誌事項
The lure of the sea : the discovery of the seaside in the Western world, 1750-1840
Polity, c1994
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Le territoire du vide
大学図書館所蔵 全9件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This work describes how the pleasures of the seaside were discovered in the western world. It charts the changes in the popular view of the shore and the rise of the coastal resort as a place of recreation and rest. Corbin argues that, with few exceptions, people living before the 18th century knew nothing of the attractions of the coast. The image of the ocean in the popular consciousness was coloured by biblical and mythical recollections of sea monsters, voracious whales and catastrophic floods. It was perceived as sinister and unchanging, a dark, unfathomable force inspiring horror rather than attraction. These associations of catastrophe and fear in the minds of Europeans intensified the repulsion they felt towards deserted and dismal shores. Corbin sets out to show how, with the Englightenment, a profound change occurred in people's attitudes towards the sea. During the period between 1750 and 1840, the discovery of the seaside as a place of pleasure and relaxation led to the rapid growth of British coastal towns such as Brighton, followed by the other resorts in Europe, from Deauville to Marbella and the Greek Isles.
With references to the literature and visual arts of the period, Corbin describes the changing habits and fashions of visitors to these resorts, from the patients sent under doctors' orders to bathe in ice-cold seawater, to the women bathers of the 19th century who avoided indiscrete gazes by entering the waves through specially-designed wagons.
目次
1. The Roots of Fear and Repulsion 2. The First Steps Toward Admiration 3. A New Harmony Between the Body and the Sea 4. Penetrating the World's Enigmas 5. The Freshness of Wonder 6. The Ephemeral Journey 7. The Visit of the Harbor 8. The Encyclopaedia of the Strands 9. A World of Transparent Characters 10. The Pathos of the Shores and its Metamorphoses 11. Inventing the Beach.
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