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The FlâNeur and His City: Patterns of Daily Life in Paris 1815–1851
Richard D. E. Burton
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Paperback. Presents a 'Flaneur's eye view' of Parisian life in the first half of the nineteenth century: dress, cafes and restaurants, but also shops and passages, the omnibus, bals publics and carnival. This book provides general conclusions about the private and public spheres in 'le vieux Paris'. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Mike. Series: Durham Modern Languages Series. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 6. Weight in Grams: 140.
The book provides a ‘flâneur’s eye view’ of Parisian life in the first half of the nineteenth century: dress, cafés and restaurants, but also shops and passages, the omnibus, bals publics and carnival. The author provides general conclusions about the private and public spheres in ‘le vieux Paris’. Like the flâneur, the author concentrates less on factual information for its own sake – which may be found in the secondary works cited in the text and footnotes – than on the ‘semiological’ or anthropological significance of the cultural forms in question. Links are drawn between cultural institutions and class relations ... Read more
The book provides a ‘flâneur’s eye view’ of Parisian life in the first half of the nineteenth century: dress, cafés and restaurants, but also shops and passages, the omnibus, bals publics and carnival. The author provides general conclusions about the private and public spheres in ‘le vieux Paris’. Like the flâneur, the author concentrates less on factual information for its own sake – which may be found in the secondary works cited in the text and footnotes – than on the ‘semiological’ or anthropological significance of the cultural forms in question. Links are drawn between cultural institutions and class relations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Series
Durham Modern Languages Series
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719081873
SKU
V9780719081873
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About Richard D. E. Burton
Richard D. E. Burton (d.2008) was Professor of French and Francophone Studies, University of Sussex -- .
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