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Suspending the Crisis: die ewige Wippe in the Eighteenth Century

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Abstract

In 1935’s work, Paul Hazard identifies in the period between 1680 and 1715 as the occurrence of a crisis in European consciousness, marked by a transition from a prior belief system to the formulation of new sensitive frameworks for interpreting the world. simultaneously, artistic productions, notably French, return to display the previously disappeared image of the seesaw. Within three principal case studies, this paper interprets the image of the swing as a visual metaphor for the suspension of the European consciousness, deferring the consequences of inaction while preserving the latent potential for a playful renewal.


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Submitted: Oct. 1, 2024 | Published Dec. 11, 2024 | Language: en

Keywords Hazard • Seesaw • France • 18th-century art

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Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-878-1/015


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