Engine of Modernity: The Omnibus and Urban Culture in Nineteenth-Century Paris


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Engine of modernity examines the connection between public transportation and popular culture in nineteenth-century Paris through a focus on the omnibus - a horse-drawn urban conveyance. The book introduces the omnibus as a key vector for understanding the intersection of urban and literary modernity in France.

Author: Masha Belenky
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 09/28/2021
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9781526160218
ISBN10: 1526160218
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Modern | 19th Century

About the Author
Masha Belenky is Professor of French at the George Washington University