Heroic Imagination: The Creative Genius of Europe from Waterloo (1815) to the Revolution of 1848

by Frederic Ewen

Book Overview

Heroic Imagination Describes the historical period and the wide manifistation of creativity that took place between 1815 and 1848 in Europe, from Napoleon's downfall in the battle of Waterloo in 1815 to the "Restoration" that sought to bring back the old order preceding the French Revolution. While revolutions and historicle events were shaping the world, the "collective consciousness" of the public began to integrate with the creative consciousness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814722253
• ISBN13: 9780814722251
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 742 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.0"