Book contents
- Reading and Rebellion in Catholic Germany, 1770–1914
- Publications of the German Historical Institute
- Reading and Rebellion in Catholic Germany, 1770–1914
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 At the Origins of Germany’s Book Wars, 1770–1815
- 2 Gall and Honey in the Catholic Theology of Cultural Taste
- 3 Reading Run Amok in Prussia Triumphant, 1815–1845
- 4 Book Mischief in the “Papal Monarchy,” 1845–1880
- 5 Catholics and Their “Deficit in Education”
- 6 The Tail Wags the Dog
- 7 Brave New World
- 8 An Appetite for Pleasure
- Epilogue
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
8 - An Appetite for Pleasure
Private Reading in Germania Profana
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 November 2018
Book contents
- Reading and Rebellion in Catholic Germany, 1770–1914
- Publications of the German Historical Institute
- Reading and Rebellion in Catholic Germany, 1770–1914
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 At the Origins of Germany’s Book Wars, 1770–1815
- 2 Gall and Honey in the Catholic Theology of Cultural Taste
- 3 Reading Run Amok in Prussia Triumphant, 1815–1845
- 4 Book Mischief in the “Papal Monarchy,” 1845–1880
- 5 Catholics and Their “Deficit in Education”
- 6 The Tail Wags the Dog
- 7 Brave New World
- 8 An Appetite for Pleasure
- Epilogue
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This final chapter shows us reading inside Catholic homes. Reading discipline here was non-existent, and every priest and bishop in Germany knew it. The evidence of rebellia littera is overwhelming; the chapter presents it in detail.
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- Reading and Rebellion in Catholic Germany, 1770–1914 , pp. 310 - 359Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018