From the Dove to the Eagle: Jansenist Visual Culture Between Piety and Polemic
The Nouvelles ecclésiastiques, the popular eighteenth-century Jansenist periodical, is a bellwether for changes in the priorities of the Jansenist movement. The annual frontispieces that decorated many editions of the paper from 1727 to 1763 are a site where these priorities are presented in an evol...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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The Catholic University of America Press
2021
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The catholic historical review
Year: 2021, Volume: 107, Issue: 4, Pages: 528-560 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nouvelles ecclésiastiques
/ Frontispiece (Book printing)
/ France
/ Jansenism
/ Polemics
/ Jesuits
/ Patriotism
/ History 1727-1763
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RelBib Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBG France KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
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Summary: | The Nouvelles ecclésiastiques, the popular eighteenth-century Jansenist periodical, is a bellwether for changes in the priorities of the Jansenist movement. The annual frontispieces that decorated many editions of the paper from 1727 to 1763 are a site where these priorities are presented in an evolving visual rhetoric. Early images that focus on theological struggle, centered on ecclesiastical actors, gradually give way to a neoclassical visual sensibility in conjunction with an increasing emphasis on "bon François" political concerns. By examining these frontispieces, we can trace a gradual Jansenist shift towards patriotic politics. |
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ISSN: | 1534-0708 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic historical review
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cat.2021.0034 |