Oscar Wilde's elegant republic : transformation, dislocation and fantasy in fin-de-siècle Paris / / by David Charles Rose

• Autore: Rose David Charles
• Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (687 p.)
• Disciplina: 828.809
• Soggetto geografico: Paris (France) Social life and customs 19th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 P
• Titolo autorizzato: Oscar Wilde's elegant republic
• ISBN: 1-4438-8763-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798038703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II