Marie Antoinette at Petit Trianon Marie Antoinette at Petit Trianon
Routledge Studies in Heritage

Marie Antoinette at Petit Trianon

Heritage Interpretation and Visitor Perceptions

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Publisher Description

Marie Antoinette at Petit Trianon challenges common perceptions of the last Queen of France, appraising the role she played in relation to the events of French Revolution through an original analysis of contemporary heritage practices and visitor perceptions at her former home, the Petit Trianon.

Controversy and martyrdom have placed Marie Antoinette’s image within a spectrum of cultural caricatures that range from taboo to iconic. With a foundation in critical heritage studies, this book examines the diverse range of contemporary images portraying Marie Antoinette’s historical character, showing how they affect the interpretation and perception of the Petit Trianon.

By considering both producers and receivers of these cultural heritage exponents - Marie Antoinette’s historical figure and the historic house museum of the Petit Trianon - the book expands current understandings of twenty-first century cultural heritage perceptions in relation to tourism and popular culture. A useful case study for academics, researchers and postgraduate students of cultural heritage, it will also be of interest to historians, keepers of house museums and those working in the field of tourism studies.

GENRE
Non-Fiction
RELEASED
2018
11 July
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
348
Pages
PUBLISHER
Taylor & Francis
SIZE
14.8
MB

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