Research Catalog

Title

The castles of the Rhine : recreating the Middle Ages in modern Germany / Robert R. Taylor.

Author

Taylor, Robert R., 1939-

Publication

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©1998.

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Details

Description

xvii, 389 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

Far from being mere antiquarian or sentimental curiosities, the rebuilt or reused fortresses of the Rhine reflect major changes in Germany and Europe during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Taylor begins The Castles of the Rhine with a synopsis of the major political, social and intellectual changes that influenced castle rebuilding in the nineteenth century. He then focuses on selected castles, describing their turbulent histories from the time of their original construction, through their destruction or decay, to their rediscovery in the 1800s and their continued preservation today.

Subjects

• Nationalism and architecture > Germany > Rhineland
• Castle > Reconstruction > Germany > Rhineland

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 378-382) and index.

Contents

Foundations. Political and economic power on the Middle Rhine -- Romanticism and nationalism on the Middle Rhine -- Monuments and documents on the Middle Rhine -- Vindicating the old regime. The holy alliance in stone -- Hohenzollern dreams -- King of the Rhineland -- The Hohenzollerns at the hunt -- The "Cartridge Prince" and his consort -- Buttressing the status quo. A justification of aristocratic privilege -- The fulfilment of Bourgeois ambition -- Defending the Reich. Symbols of German unity -- Monument to German glory -- Securing the past for the future. To entertain, enlighten, and exploit the traveller -- To study the German past -- To teach the young and the ignorant -- "Can Stones Speak?" -- Glossary of architectural terms used -- Medieval fantasies -- Hohenzollern Castle projects outside the Rhineland.

ISBN

• 0889202680
• 9780889202689

LCCN

98202557

OCLC

• ocm40467591
• 40467591
• SCSB-9453224

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library