01987nam 2200445 450 991081605600332120230126213935.01-4438-8763-3(CKB)3710000000570251(EBL)4535066(MiAaPQ)EBC4535066(Au-PeEL)EBL4535066(CaPaEBR)ebr11216070(CaONFJC)MIL888178(OCoLC)935642545(EXLCZ)99371000000057025120160623h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierOscar Wilde's elegant republic transformation, dislocation and fantasy in fin-de-siècle Paris /by David Charles RoseNewcastle upon Tyne, England :Cambridge Scholars Publishing,2015.©20151 online resource (687 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4438-8360-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Why was Paris so popular as a place of both innovation and exile in the late nineteenth century? Using French, English and American sources, this first volume of a trilogy provides a possible answer with a detailed exploration of both the city and its communities, who, forming a varied cast of colourful characters from duchesses to telephonists, artists to beggars, and dancers to diplomats, crowd the stage. Through the throng moves Oscar Wilde as the connecting thread: Wilde exploratory, Wilde triumphant, Wilde ruined. This use of Wilde as a central figure provides both a cultural history of PParis (France)Social life and customs19th century828.809Rose David Charles1706132MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816056003321Oscar Wilde's elegant republic4093330UNINA