by Marc Fumarolli · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782877061087
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«L'État culturel: essai sur une religion moderne» is Marc Fumaroli's essay on French cultural policy, in paperback (305 pp., in French).
The author examines the French state's intervention in artistic and intellectual creation and the evolution of cultural policies in France. Fumaroli argues that this public tutelage has come to function as a modern religion, with its dogmas and institutions, and analyzes its effects on national identity and the country's cultural life.
Work originally published in 1991; this paperback edition dates from 1998. The author was a member of the Académie française, as indicated on the cover.
A work for those interested in historical essays, political philosophy and the debate on the role of the state in culture, with attention to the French case.
