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Farce and Fantasy: Popular Entertainment in Eighteenth-Century Paris
Farce and Fantasy Popular Entertainment in EighteenthCentury Paris
Author: Robert M. Isherwood
This book takes its readers through the streets and fairs of 18th-century Paris--from cafes to boulevard theaters, and even to freak shows--on a lively investigation of various forms of entertainment, the people who enjoyed them, and the reasons for their popularity. Entertainment in 18th-century Paris was far more than mere diversion, argues I...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195061598
ISBN-10: 0195061594
Publication Date: 7/27/1989
Pages: 346
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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