Background
Saisselin, Remy Gilbert was born on August 17, 1925 in Moutier, Bern, Switzerland. Came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944. Son of Paul A. and Jeanne (Nydegger) Saisselin.
(A Philosophical Dictionary of Classical French Criticism,...)
A Philosophical Dictionary of Classical French Criticism, Critics, and Aesthetic Issues.
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How do seemingly disparate arenas of Enlightenment philosophy, economic theories, boudoir etiquette, literary styles, and artistic modes coincide in the late eighteenth century? In this poetic essay on the evolution of the idea of luxury and art, Rémy Saisselin uses precise, witty examples to describe the development of our modern taste, ultimately the successor of the more spiritual and grand baroque goût. His analysis both illuminates and distinguishes between eighteenth-century and modern varieties of conspicuous consumption. This persuasive discourse depicts the rise of luxe as an escape from ennui and shows how, for the first time in European history, a large class of wealthy, leisured people emerged to make art, luxury, and the avoidance of boredom its preoccupation. Saisselin provides an original and lucid picture of the first phases in the emergence of a specifically bourgeois taste.
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Saisselin, Remy Gilbert was born on August 17, 1925 in Moutier, Bern, Switzerland. Came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944. Son of Paul A. and Jeanne (Nydegger) Saisselin.
Bachelor of Arts, Queens College, 1951; Master of Arts, University Wis-Madison, 1952; Master of Arts in French, University of Wisconsin -Madison, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin -Madison, 1957.
Assistant professor French, Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1956-1959; assistant curator publications, Cleveland Museum Art, 1959-1965; professor French literature, U. Rochester (New York), 1965-1970; professor fine arts, U. Rochester (New York), 1970-1987; professor humanities, Hobart & William Smith College, 1987-1990.
( How do seemingly disparate arenas of Enlightenment phil...)
(A Philosophical Dictionary of Classical French Criticism,...)
Served with United States Army, 1944-1946. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Nicole M. Fischer, May 31, 1955. Children: Anne, Juliet, Peter.