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British writers and Paris : 1830-1875 / Elisabeth Jay.

Author/creator Jay, Elisabeth
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Descriptionxiii, 325 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Literature
Subject(s)
English literature--19th century --History and criticism.
Authors, English--Homes and haunts --France --Paris.
English literature--French influences.
Journalism--France --Paris --19th century.
Paris (France)--In literature.
Paris (France)--Intellectual life --19th century.
Cover title British writers & Paris
Contents Finding one's bearings in mid-nineteenth century Paris -- Regime change on the streets of Paris -- British eyewitness accounts of regime change -- Regime change as viewed from English shores -- Topographical -- Sensational Paris -- Socializing in Paris -- The salons -- Anglophone journalism in Paris -- Who were 'the Paris correspondents'? -- The working life of the Paris correspondents -- Thackeray's debt to the print world of Paris -- The fictional formatting of Paris -- The democratization of British fiction -- Fictional subgenres -- Stereotypes and prejudice.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [297]-313) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015943754
ISBN0199655243
ISBN9780199655243

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