Aesthetics Of Fraudulence In Nineteenth-Century France

Ashgate Publishing Co., 2009. Hardcover. fine/fine. 190pp Very nice copy in dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper.

Hardback. New. Analyzes multiple manifestations of the false in 19th century France. Focusing particularly on the aesthetics of fraudulence in works by Merimee, Balzac, Baudelaire, Vidocq, Sand, and others, this work places these literary representations within the context of other cultural phenomena, such as caricature, political history and ceremonial events.

Ashgate Publishing Company , pp. 204 Index. Hardback. New.

Ashgate Pub Co, 2009. Hardcover. New. 200 pages. 9.53x6.34x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. In his engagingly written and original book, Scott Carpenter analyzes multiple manifestations of the false in nineteenth-century France. Under Carpenter's thorough and systematic analysis, fraudulence emerges as a cultural preoccupation in nineteenth-century literature and society, whether it be in the form of literary mystifications, the thematic portrayal of frauds, or the privileging of falseness… Read more about this item

Ashgate Pub Co, 2009. Hardcover. New. 200 pages. 9.53x6.34x0.75 inches.

Routledge, 2019. Paperback. New. 204 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.46 inches.

Routledge, 2019. Paperback. New. 204 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.46 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.