Abstract
Anthropomorphism has been a temptation for many authors and artists who take Paris as their subject. Like ventriloquists, they make the city ‘speak’ and ‘move’ by lending it human characteristics and feelings. In nineteenth-century guidebooks Paris was depicted as having a gay, mischievous temperament; its reputation as the capital of pleasure meant it carried an air of insouciance and displayed an irreverent attitude towards authority.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 146-148 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Cultural and Social History |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 20 Feb 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Feb 2023 |