The Politics of Taste: Classicism in Charleston, South Carolina, 1815-1840

Publication

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2013.002.101

Description

Examines the sources for classical taste -- education, travel, material goods -- and the ways in which classicism acquired widely shared meaning in the public realm through the public discourse, especially that surrounding art and politics. Explores Charleston's's built environment, examining the transformation of the cityscape, and uses case studies of individual public buildings to demonstrate how Charlestonians used the language of classicism to maintain Charleston's hierarchical social order. v, 331 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2013.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2013)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Thesis

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Classicism--South Carolina--Charleston, Classicism in architecture--South Carolina--Charleston, Classicism in art--South Carolina--Charleston

Publication Details

Author

McInnis, Maurie D.

Date Published

1996

Call No.

NX600 .C5 M34 1996

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: By Maurie Dee McInnis. Inscribed by author. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University, 1996. Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-331). Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Dissertation Services, 1999

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Create Date

May 3, 2013

Updated By

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Update Date

July 18, 2016