Святкова культура Версалю як засіб репрезентативної політики Людовіка XIV
Versailles festive culture as a way of representational police of Louis XIV

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article deals with the justification of the specificity and functions of Versailles festive practices as the way of a representational policy of Louis XIV. The methodology of the research is based on the interdisciplinary approach which combined systemic, analytical, historical, comparative methods and method of culture study that allowed justify the features of festive culture in specific historical conditions and characterize Versailles feasts in context of realization representative function by them. Scientific novelty deals with the research aspect of the problem: Versailles festive culture, their evolution is studied in the context of synthesis of desires of the person ( Louis XIV) and the formation of state policy. The think of the importance of festive culture in creation of state image and support of national unity is justified in the research. Conclusion. Festive actions, which were incorporated in court reality, solved many problems, such as specification of court hierarchy, demonstration of prestige of social status of court individuality; representation of Royal poverty for the porpoise of strengthening and maintenance of social relations from one side and "domestication," derogation of nobility meaning – from other; satiation of festive culture by appropriate political contexts and symbolic values. Festive practices of Versailles had the specific features; in particular, they were characterized by direct participation of "King-Sun," symbolist, appropriate context and functional satiation of action, adventure, synthesis of arts. A set of the problems mentioned above and characteristic features allowed to say that Versailles feasts were the symbol of state and political power.

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