The Castles of the Rhine

Name: The Castles of the Rhine
Brand: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
SKU: 9781554588015
Price: 17.99 EUR
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 978-1-554-58801-5

Recreating the Middle Ages in Modern Germany

de Robert R. Taylor (auteur)

Maison d'édition : Wilfrid Laurier University Press

août 2009

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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.

Auteur

Robert R. Taylor (auteur)

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.