Fragments of History: Rethinking the Ruthwell and Bewcastle Monuments

Description

The reception and evaluation of German culture in France as found in the
(Strasbourg 1829-1837) and its predecessors, the
(1826) and the
(1827), are the main themes of this study. It analyses the review’s coverage of German culture and society and shows how this was conditioned by the political, religious and intellectual concerns of the contributors in particular and of French culture in general. This book demonstrates that the
questioned received ideas about Germany and was one of the most important and accurate contributors to French knowledge of German culture at the height of its influence in France.