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Misère

Hardcover • 2020 • English • 1. edition

Misère: the visual representation of misery in the 19th century

By Linda Nochlin

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About the book

The coming of the Industrial Revolution in the early 19th century witnessed unprecedented changes in society: rapid economic progress went hand-in-hand with appalling working conditions, displacement, squalor and destitution for those at the bottom of the social scale. These new circumstances presented a challenge to contemporary image-makers, who wished to capture the effects of hunger, poverty and alienation in Britain, Ireland and France in the era before documentary photography. In this grou...Show more

History of art
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900

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ISBN

9780500239698

Publisher

Thames & Hudson

Published year

2020

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Misère

Format

Hardcover

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