The refinement of America: persons, houses, cities
In this illuminating analysis of early American society, Richard Bushman traces the introduction of gentility into the life of the nation. He explores the concern for stylishness, taste, beauty, and politeness that began to be felt in America after 1700, and examines how this concern changed our env...
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| Zusammenfassung: | In this illuminating analysis of early American society, Richard Bushman traces the introduction of gentility into the life of the nation. He explores the concern for stylishness, taste, beauty, and politeness that began to be felt in America after 1700, and examines how this concern changed our environment and culture. Bushman makes clear that the quest for gentility, far from being trivial, was the serious pursuit of a personal and social ideal with sources in classical and Renaissance literature. In Europe, the growing interest in manners and beautiful environments was connected to the power of royal courts. In America, the transformation of architecture, furnishings, and wardrobes - from plain, rudimentary, and frugal, to decorative and sumptuous - was linked to the transfer of power to the colonial gentry. Gentility was the culture of the colonies' ruling elite After the Revolution, gentility spread to a broad middle class, as an essentially aristocratic culture was democratized. The change affected nearly every aspect of life. The spread of gentility turned the conduct of ordinary people into a performance. Courtesy books taught people how to hold their bodies, and how to dress, eat, and converse in a pleasing way. The wish to be pleasing came to encompass virtually every form of behavior and every aspect of the physical environment, from houses and yards to public buildings and the adornment of streets. Factories sprang up to supply a vast new market for furniture, dishes, curtains, and carpets. Cities and towns planted trees, landscaped parks and greens, and erected fashionable hotels and churches. All of these developments were part of a vast effort to present a refined face to the world and to create a new kind of society Bushman stresses that these visions of a more elegant life both complemented and competed with other American values associated with evangelical religion, republicanism, capitalism, and the work ethic. The melding with other values resulted in contradictions that were not easily resolved and that provided much cultural work for writers and theologians. Finally, he argues that gentility gained strength from collaboration with capitalism, but in a way that blunted class conflict. The combination of capitalism, republicanism, and gentility prevented the hardening of class consciousness. Instead there emerged a belief in the right of every citizen to membership in the middle class |
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| 520 | 3 | |a In this illuminating analysis of early American society, Richard Bushman traces the introduction of gentility into the life of the nation. He explores the concern for stylishness, taste, beauty, and politeness that began to be felt in America after 1700, and examines how this concern changed our environment and culture. Bushman makes clear that the quest for gentility, far from being trivial, was the serious pursuit of a personal and social ideal with sources in classical and Renaissance literature. In Europe, the growing interest in manners and beautiful environments was connected to the power of royal courts. In America, the transformation of architecture, furnishings, and wardrobes - from plain, rudimentary, and frugal, to decorative and sumptuous - was linked to the transfer of power to the colonial gentry. Gentility was the culture of the colonies' ruling elite | |
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| adam_text | Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
xi
Gentility
1700-2790
/
The Gentrification of Rural Delaware
3
II. The Courtesy-Book World
30
III. Bodies and Minds
61
IV. Houses and Gardens
100
V. Cities and Churches 13c
VI. Ambivalence
181
Respectability
іудо
-183
о
VII.
Vernacular Gentility in Rural Delaware zoj
VIII.
The Comforts of Home
238
IX. Literature and Life
z
80
X. Religion and Taste
313
XI. City and Country 3J3
XII.
Culture and Power
402
Notes
449
Index
4 8
j
List of Illustrations and Credits
j
01
In this illuminating analysis of early American
society, Richard Bushman traces the introduction
of gentility into the life of the nation. He explores the
concern for stylishness, taste, beauty, and politeness
that began to be felt in America after
1700,
and exam¬
ines how this concern changed our environment and
culture.
Bushman makes clear that the quest for gentility,
far from being trivial, was the serious pursuit of a
personal and social ideal with sources in classical and
Renaissance literature. In Europe, the growing inter¬
est in manners and beautiful environments was con¬
nected to the power of royal courts. In America, the
transformation of architecture, furnishings, and ward¬
robes
—
from plain, rudimentary, and frugal, to decora¬
tive and sumptuous
—
was linked to the transfer of
power to the colonial gentry. Gentility was the culture
of the colonies ruling elite.
After the Revolution, gentility spread to a broad
middle class, as an essentially aristocratic culture
was democratized. The change affected nearly every
aspect of life. The spread of gentility turned the con¬
duct of ordinar T people into a performance. Courtesy
books taught people how to hold their bodies, and
how to dress, eat, and converse in a pleasing way. The
wish to be pleasing came to encompass virtually every
form of behavior and even aspect of the physical
environment, from houses and yards to public build¬
ings and the adornment of streets. Factories sprang up
to supply a vast new market for furniture, dishes, cur¬
tains, and carpets. Cities and towns planted trees,
landscaped parks and greens, and erected fashionable
hotels and churches. All of these developments were
part of a vast effort to present a refined face to the
world and to create a new kind of society.
Bushman stresses that these visions of a more
elegant life both complemented and competed with
other American values associated with evangelical
religion, republicanism, capitalism, and the work
ethic. The melding with other values resulted in
contradictions that were not easily resolved and that
provided much cultural work for writers and theolo¬
gians. Finally, he argues that gentility gained strength
from collaboration with capitalism, but in a way that
blunted class conflict. The combination of capital¬
ism, republicanism, and gentility prevented the hard¬
ening of class consciousness. Instead there emerged
a belief in the right of every citizen to membership
in the middle class.
Richard L. Bushman is
Gouverneur
Morris Professor
of History at Columbia University. He is the author of
From Puritan to Yankee
(1967),
Joseph Smith and the
Beginnings of
Mormonism
(1984),
and King and People
in
Provincial
Massachusetts
(1985).
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| spelling | Bushman, Richard L. Verfasser aut The refinement of America persons, houses, cities Richard L. Bushman 1. ed. New York Knopf 1992 XIX, 504 S. Ill. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier In this illuminating analysis of early American society, Richard Bushman traces the introduction of gentility into the life of the nation. He explores the concern for stylishness, taste, beauty, and politeness that began to be felt in America after 1700, and examines how this concern changed our environment and culture. Bushman makes clear that the quest for gentility, far from being trivial, was the serious pursuit of a personal and social ideal with sources in classical and Renaissance literature. In Europe, the growing interest in manners and beautiful environments was connected to the power of royal courts. In America, the transformation of architecture, furnishings, and wardrobes - from plain, rudimentary, and frugal, to decorative and sumptuous - was linked to the transfer of power to the colonial gentry. Gentility was the culture of the colonies' ruling elite After the Revolution, gentility spread to a broad middle class, as an essentially aristocratic culture was democratized. The change affected nearly every aspect of life. The spread of gentility turned the conduct of ordinary people into a performance. Courtesy books taught people how to hold their bodies, and how to dress, eat, and converse in a pleasing way. The wish to be pleasing came to encompass virtually every form of behavior and every aspect of the physical environment, from houses and yards to public buildings and the adornment of streets. Factories sprang up to supply a vast new market for furniture, dishes, curtains, and carpets. Cities and towns planted trees, landscaped parks and greens, and erected fashionable hotels and churches. All of these developments were part of a vast effort to present a refined face to the world and to create a new kind of society Bushman stresses that these visions of a more elegant life both complemented and competed with other American values associated with evangelical religion, republicanism, capitalism, and the work ethic. The melding with other values resulted in contradictions that were not easily resolved and that provided much cultural work for writers and theologians. Finally, he argues that gentility gained strength from collaboration with capitalism, but in a way that blunted class conflict. The combination of capitalism, republicanism, and gentility prevented the hardening of class consciousness. Instead there emerged a belief in the right of every citizen to membership in the middle class Sozialgeschichte 1700-1850 gnd rswk-swf Ameublement - États-Unis - Histoire Architecture domestique - États-Unis - Histoire Bourgeoisie - États-Unis - Histoire Culture matérielle - États-Unis Elegantie gtt Interieurkunst gtt Materiële cultuur gtt Woningen gtt Alltag, Brauchtum Geschichte Architecture, Domestic United States History House furnishings United States History Material culture United States Middle class United States History États-Unis - Murs et coutumes - 1775-1783 États-Unis - Murs et coutumes - 1783-1865 États-Unis - Murs et coutumes - Jusqu'à 1775 USA United States Social life and customs 1775-1783 United States Social life and customs 1783-1865 United States Social life and customs To 1775 USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Sozialgeschichte 1700-1850 z DE-604 Digitalisierung UB Regensburg application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=004245212&sequence=000003&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis Digitalisierung UB Regensburg application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=004245212&sequence=000004&line_number=0002&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Klappentext |
| spellingShingle | Bushman, Richard L. The refinement of America persons, houses, cities Ameublement - États-Unis - Histoire Architecture domestique - États-Unis - Histoire Bourgeoisie - États-Unis - Histoire Culture matérielle - États-Unis Elegantie gtt Interieurkunst gtt Materiële cultuur gtt Woningen gtt Alltag, Brauchtum Geschichte Architecture, Domestic United States History House furnishings United States History Material culture United States Middle class United States History |
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| title_full | The refinement of America persons, houses, cities Richard L. Bushman |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The refinement of America persons, houses, cities Richard L. Bushman |
| title_short | The refinement of America |
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| topic | Ameublement - États-Unis - Histoire Architecture domestique - États-Unis - Histoire Bourgeoisie - États-Unis - Histoire Culture matérielle - États-Unis Elegantie gtt Interieurkunst gtt Materiële cultuur gtt Woningen gtt Alltag, Brauchtum Geschichte Architecture, Domestic United States History House furnishings United States History Material culture United States Middle class United States History |
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