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eighteenth century [dates CE] --- vioolmuziek --- barokmuziek --- inventionen --- kamermuziek --- luitmuziek --- anno 1700-1799 --- Germany

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Civilization, Modern --- Eighteenth century --- Civilisation --- Dix-huitième siècle --- Periodicals. --- Périodiques --- 02.01 history of science and culture --- Civilization. --- 1700 - 1799 --- Europe --- Europe. --- Civilization --- Arts and Humanities --- History --- anno 1700-1799

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“Robertson guides us to a deeper understanding of Swift's intention in writing his tale of Gulliver’s fantastical voyages. We discover an exploration of the permanent questions that characterize human life and define our contemporary dilemma, including: what constitutes knowledge, and how can we ensure it is directed toward the human good? We gain fresh tools to investigate such questions with Robertson as our skillful guide.” —Patrick Malcolmson, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, St. Thomas University, Canada “This book is a much needed re-discovery of Swift. We can all gain from Robertson’s study a new appreciation of Swift's greatness as a thinker in addition to a literary giant and, of course, a satirist.” —Colin D. Pearce, Lyceum Professor, Lyceum Program, Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism, USA This book analyzes Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels from a political philosophy perspective. When authors have focused on politics in Swift’s writings, this has usually meant a study of how Swift located himself on issues of his day such as church and state, and Ireland. Robertson claims by contrast that Gulliver’s Travels is fundamentally a book about the “ancients” (e.g. Plato, Aristotle), and the “moderns” (science and technology), and their contrasting views about the human condition. The claim that the Travels is “a kind of prolegomena” to political philosophy leaves open the possibility that it does not achieve, or seek to achieve, a fusion of various teachings but rather uses the device of alien societies to point us to uncomfortable aspects of political philosophy’s “larger questions” we are prone to ignore. Swift, Robertson argues, draws our attention to some version of the classical republic, as idealized in Aristotle’s political writings and in Plato’s Republic, as opposed to a modern regime which, at its best or most intellectual, emphasizes modern science and technology in combination as a way to improve the human condition. Lloyd W. Robertson is a former lecturer in political science at St. Thomas University in Canada, among other post-secondary institutions.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Politics --- Literature --- literatuur --- politiek --- politieke filosofie --- literatuurgeschiedenis --- anno 1700-1799 --- Political science. --- Political science --- Literature, Modern --- Political Theory. --- Political Philosophy. --- Literary Criticism. --- Eighteenth-Century Literature. --- Philosophy. --- History and criticism. --- 18th century.

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History of civilization --- anno 1700-1799 --- Arts and Humanities --- Social Sciences --- History --- Society and Culture --- Developmental Issues & Socioeconomic Studies --- Eighteenth century --- Civilization, Modern --- Social history --- Dix-huitième siècle --- Civilisation --- Histoire sociale --- Periodicals --- Périodiques --- EBSCOASP-E EJHISTO EJLITTE EPUB-ALPHA-E EPUB-PER-FT MUSE-E

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The successful sale and distribution of music has always depended on a physical and social infrastructure. Though the existence of that infrastructure may be clear, its organization and participants are among the least preserved and thus least understood elements of historical musical culture. Who bought music and how did those consumers know what music was available? Where was it sold and by whom? How did the consumption of music affect its composition? How was consumers' musical taste shaped and by whom? Focusing on the long eighteenth century, this collection of nine essays investigates such questions from a variety of perspectives, each informed by parallels between the consumption of music and that of dance, visual art, literature, and philosophy in France, the Austro-German lands, and the United States. Chapters relate the activities of composers, performers, patrons, publishers, theorists, impresarios, and critics, exploring consumers' tastes, publishers' promotional strategies, celebrity culture, and the wider communities that were fundamental to these and many more aspects of musical culture. CONTRIBUTORS: Glenda Goodman; Roger Mathew Grant; Emily H. Green; Marie Sumner Lott; Catherine Mayes; Peter Mondelli, Rupert Ridgewell, Patrick Wood Uribe, Steven Zohn Emily H. Green is assistant professor of music at George Mason University. Catherine Mayes is assistant professor of musicology at the University of Utah.

Music publishing --- Music --- History --- Social aspects --- Economic aspects --- muziekgeschiedenis --- anno 1700-1799 --- anno 1800-1899 --- art history. --- buying music. --- econoic trends. --- economy in music. --- eighteenth century. --- music composition. --- music history. --- music theory. --- musicians. --- musicology. --- seventeen hundreds. --- social theory of music. --- social trends. --- sociology. --- study of music.