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Paris in Quotations
Jaqueline Mitchell
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Description for Paris in Quotations
Hardcover. Describing the capital variously as a city of lovers, gastronomy, fashion and filth, myriad quotations - sometimes poetic, sometimes humorous and always fizzing with insight - are collected here. Series: In Quotations. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; DQ; WTM; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 115 x 88. .
Over the centuries, Paris has intrigued, revolted, scandalized and most of all captured the heart of many a visitor. For Dickens it is the ‘most extraordinary place in the world’, for Hazlitt, ‘a beast of a city’, and for French writers, the essence of civilization: ‘I maintain that, for people of breeding, there is no salvation out of Paris.’ claimed playwright Molière. Describing the capital variously as a city of lovers, gastronomy, fashion and filth, myriad quotations – sometimes poetic, sometimes humorous and always fizzing with insight – are collected here.
Over the centuries, Paris has intrigued, revolted, scandalized and most of all captured the heart of many a visitor. For Dickens it is the ‘most extraordinary place in the world’, for Hazlitt, ‘a beast of a city’, and for French writers, the essence of civilization: ‘I maintain that, for people of breeding, there is no salvation out of Paris.’ claimed playwright Molière. Describing the capital variously as a city of lovers, gastronomy, fashion and filth, myriad quotations – sometimes poetic, sometimes humorous and always fizzing with insight – are collected here.
Product Details
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
In Quotations
Condition
New
Weight
92g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851244102
SKU
V9781851244102
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Ref
99-50
About Jaqueline Mitchell
Jaqueline Mitchell is a freelance writer and editor, and the compiler of 'London in Quotations', 'New York in Quotations' and 'Blitz Spirit'.
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