1 / 5

18 th Century Popular Culture

18 th Century Popular Culture. Popular Literature. Designed for those who could barely read or what was going to be read aloud. Three main forms: Religious and superstitious works Almanacs Entertainment – satire, tales, fables. Oral traditions continued with stories of daily life.

langer
Download Presentation

18 th Century Popular Culture

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 18th Century Popular Culture

  2. Popular Literature • Designed for those who could barely read or what was going to be read aloud. • Three main forms: • Religious and superstitious works • Almanacs • Entertainment – satire, tales, fables. • Oral traditions continued with stories of daily life.

  3. Education • Religious wars increased literacy and education across Europe (particularly in Protestant nations) • Schooling was designed to maintain the social order and piety. • Many peasants opposed sending their children to school when they could help the family work.

  4. Education • Education in Western Europe was driven by demand and the needs of the community. • In Prussia and Austria, education became a state function • Austria – Habsburg General School Ordinance of 1774. • Schools in every parish. • Train teachers • Education was said to be compulsory • Prussia – Frederick the Great enacted similar reforms with less enthusiasm.

  5. Recreation • The spread of pubs and taverns became popular. • Festivals continued to be of importance. • First “spectator sports” become popular. • Blood sports such as boxing and cock fighting mixed with gambling popular with commoners. • Horse racing also popular. • Growing separation between elite and masses in entertainment.

More Related