In The Court Of The Pear King
Subtitle: French Culture And The Rise Of Realism
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: April 21, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780801443411
Subjects: Literary studies: 19th century; Modern - 19th Century; Intellectual life; European - French; Symbolism in politics; Literature - Classics / Criticism; French; Literary Criticism; France; King of the French,; Europe - France; Realism in literature; 1773-1850; 19th century; Influence; Louis Philippe,
First sentence: The caricature of King Louis-Philippe as a pear is different from every other comic drawing of a man in power.