| Title:
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THE PLEASURE WARS
THE BOURGEOIS EXPERIENCE VICTORIA TO FREUD |
| By: |
Peter Gay |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£29.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0393318273 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780393318272 |
| Publisher: |
WW NORTON & CO |
| Pub. date: |
21 December, 1998 |
| Pages: |
336 |
| Description: |
A master historian shows us a new side of the Victorian Era--the role of the Bourgeois as reactionaries, revolutionaries, and middle-of-the-roaders in the passage of high culture toward modernism. |
| Synopsis: |
The Victorians in this richly peopled narrative maneuvered through decades marked by frequent shifts in taste, some seeking safety in traditional styles, others drawn to the avant-garde of artists, composers, and writers. Peter Gay's panoramic survey offers a fresh view of the ideas and sensibilities that dominated Victorian culture. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
WW Norton & Co |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |