Social Stratification in 19th-Century Vienna
Aristocratic Cultural Dominance until Latter Half of 19th Century:
Viennese Social Hierarchy until 1860s:
1st Society (1. Gesellschaft): High Aristocracy (Hochadel) = noble before 18th century
Old Aristocracy (Altadel) = noble in/after 18th century
2nd. Society (2. Gesellschaft): New Nobility (Neuadel, Dienstadel, Jungadel: ranks of Freiherr von, Edler von) = those ennobled for service, financial significance, industrial importance —> many Jews in this category but they couldn’t receive heraldry and were subject to taxes and military service.
Citizens (Bürgerschaft): imperial bureaucracy (uniforms, modeled behavior on aristocracy)
Artisans, Petit Bourgeoisie (Spießbürger): shopowners, tradespeople
Servants/ Proletariat
Centricity & Hierarchy of Values
Ringstrasse. Historicism & Modernism in Architecture
Bourgeois values did not evolve historically: Product of Catholic-Jewish Alliance against Military & Aristocracy
Flow
Ringstraße-Style
Based on your reading of Schorske, which model of city planning did you find better: Sitte’s or Wagner’s? Explain.
You may also write on another aspect of this chapter that you found interesting.
Architectural Examples: