Reading and Rebellion in Catholic Germany, 1770-1914

ISBN-13: 9781108460743 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 400 str.

Jeffrey T. Zalar

Opis

In this panoramic study of Catholic book culture in Germany from 1770-1914, Jeffrey T. Zalar exposes the myth that the clergy defined Catholic reading habits. He shows that readers disobeyed the book rules of their church and read diverse literature, even works from the Index of Forbidden Books.

Recenzje

'Reading and Rebellion in Catholic Germany is a deeply researched and carefully organized book that makes a strong case not only for rethinking the reality of a disciplined Catholic milieu, but also for rethinking the importance, in general, of reading as a force for historical change. It will be of interest to historians of modern Germany, German Catholicism, the nineteenth century, reading, and commercial culture.' Kara Ritzheimer, The Journal of Modern History

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. At the origins of Germany's book wars, 1770–1815; 2. Gall and honey in the Catholic theology of cultural taste; 3. Reading run amok in Prussia triumphant, 1815–1845; 4. Book mischief in the 'papal monarchy', 1845–1880; 5. Catholics and their 'deficit in education'; 6. The tail wags the dog: the lay rebellion against Catholic libraries after 1880; 7. Brave new world: lay reading in the libraries they want; 8. An appetite for pleasure: private reading in Germania Profana; Conclusion.