Engine of modernity

The omnibus and urban culture in nineteenth-century Paris

Autori

• Masha Belenky

Parametri

• 204 pagine
• 8 ore di lettura

• Libri di testo

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Focusing on the omnibus, a horse-drawn urban conveyance, this book explores its role in linking public transportation to popular culture in nineteenth-century Paris. It highlights the omnibus as a crucial element for understanding the convergence of urban and literary modernity in France, shedding light on how this mode of transport influenced societal dynamics and cultural expressions during that era.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2019

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