Engine of Modernity: The Omnibus and Urban Culture in Nineteenth-Century Paris

Engine of modernity examines the connection between public transportation and popular culture in nineteenth-century Paris through a...
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Author: Masha Belenky
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Language: English
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Engine of Modernity: The Omnibus and Urban Culture in Nineteenth-Century Paris by Belenky, Masha

Engine of Modernity: The Omnibus and Urban Culture in Nineteenth-Century Paris

CHF 63.54

Engine of Modernity: The Omnibus and Urban Culture in Nineteenth-Century Paris

CHF 63.54
Author: Masha Belenky
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Engine of modernity examines the connection between public transportation and popular culture in nineteenth-century Paris through a focus on the omnibus - a horse-drawn vehicle of urban transport. The omnibus generated innovations in social practices by compelling passengers of diverse backgrounds to interact within the vehicle's close confines. The arrival of the omnibus in the streets of Paris and in the pages of popular literature acted as a motor for a fundamental cultural shift in how people thought about the city, its social life, and its artistic representations. At the intersection of literary criticism and cultural history, Engine of modernity argues that the omnibus was a metaphor through which writers and artists explored evolving social dynamics of class and gender, meditated on the meaning of progress and change, and reflected on one's own literary and artistic practices.

Author: Masha Belenky
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 09/28/2021
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781526160218

About the Author
Smith, Andrew: - Andrew Smith is Professor of English Studies at the University of Glamorgan where he is Co-Director of the Research Centre for Literature, Arts and Science (RCLAS)

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