Feb 24, 2006 01:25
Okay, i'll explain what Biedermeier mean.
If you ever look it up in the dictionary, it'll say something like "a furniture style," or something along those lines.
But i learned in lit class, that that style became popular, and popular for one reason.
In the 19th century, there were people who didn't like the sex, violence, and all that bad stuff in society. So they lived life w/this idea where, if you cover up all those flaws and just life happily, you can be happy.
So, because sofa's had "nice-woman-looking-legs," that furniture style came about as a throw-over for sofas, etc.