Making space for the dead catacombs, cemeteries, and the reimagining of Paris, 1780-1830 / Erin-Marie Legacey.
| Author/creator | Legacey, Erin-Marie, 1979- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019. |
| Description | xiv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : the revolution of the dead -- The problem of the dead : in which the French Revolution interrupts and intervenes in Paris's pre-existing burial crisis -- The solution of the dead : in which a range of experts and amateurs imagine a new burial culture for Paris after the Terror -- The city of the dead : in which Parisians visit and respond to their city's new burial space, the cemetery of P©·re Lachaise -- The empire of the dead : in which thousands of visitors descend ninety feet below the city to tour the newly-opened Paris catacombs -- The museum of the dead : in which the artist and Alexandre Lenoir displays the dead as history in the museum of French monuments -- Conclusion : the historian of the dead : in which the romantic historian Jules Michelet resurrects the history of France in Parisian spaces for the dead. |
| Abstract | "This book unearths the revolutionary history of Paris's most famous spaces for the dead, including P©·re Lachaise Cemetery and the Paris Catacombs, and explains how they became powerful sources of collective identity for modern France"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018042962 |
| ISBN | 9781501715594 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |