A Half-Century of Greatness: The Creative Imagination of Europe, 1848-1884

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A Half-Century of Greatness The Creative Imagination of Europe, 1848–1884 Frederic Ewen e d i t e d b y j e f f r e y w o l l o c k f o r e w o r d b y a a r o n k r a m e r a New York University Press n e w y o r k a n d l o n d o n n e w y o r k a n d l o n d o n www.nyupress.org© 2007 by New York University All rights reserved NYU Press gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Herbert Kurz in making possible the publication of this work by Frederic Ewen. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ewen, Frederic, 1899‒1988 A half-century of greatness: the creative imagination of Europe, 1848–1884 / Frederic Ewen; edited by Jeffrey Wollock. p.cm. Continues: Heroic imagination. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-2236-7 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8147-2236-9 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Europe—Intellectual life—19th century. 2. Romanticism—Europe. 3. Europe—History—1848–1849. 4. Revolutions—Europe—History—19th century. 5. Europe—History—19th century. I. Wollock, Jeffrey L. II. Ewen, Frederic, 1899- Heroic imagination. III. Title. CB204.E938 2007 940.2'8–dc22 2006038469 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...