Oscar Wilde's Elegant Republic : Transformation, Dislocation and Fantasy in Fin-De-siècle Paris.

By:

Rose, David Charles

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781443887632

Subject(s):

Paris (France)--Social life and customs--19th century

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Oscar Wilde's Elegant RepublicLOC classification:

PR4809.H18 -- .R674 2015eb

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Contents:

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine -- Chapter Ten -- Part 1: Masks and Veils -- Part 2: The Dancer and the Dance -- Part 3: 'C'est "shokin'" ça?' -- Chapter Eleven -- Part 1: Vision -- Part 2: Supervision -- Chapter Twelve -- Chapter Thirteen -- Part 1: Paris is a Lady -- Part 2: Paris Lesbos -- Part 3: A Woman's Place -- Chapter Fourteen -- Part 1: Gitanes -- Part 2: A Severed Head -- Part 3: Herodians -- Part 4: Oscar's Sarah -- Part 5: Sarah's Oscar -- Chapter Fifteen -- Part 1: Last Acts -- Part 2: Final Call -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary: 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 Paris and a view of how he assimilated himself there.By interweaving fictional representations of Paris and Parisians with historical narrative, Paris of the imagination is blended with the topography of the city described by Victor Hugo as 'this great phantom composed of darkness and light'. This original treatment of the belle époque is couched in language accessible to all who wish to explore Paris on foot or from an armchair.

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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 Paris and a view of how he assimilated himself there.By interweaving fictional representations of Paris and Parisians with historical narrative, Paris of the imagination is blended with the topography of the city described by Victor Hugo as 'this great phantom composed of darkness and light'. This original treatment of the belle époque is couched in language accessible to all who wish to explore Paris on foot or from an armchair.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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