Corry Cropper, Seth Whidden

Gebundenes Buch

Velocipedomania

A Cultural History of the Velocipede in France

Beschreibung

The immediate forerunner of the bicycle, the velocipede inspired a cultural craze in late 1860s France that reflected changing cultural attitudes and challenged gender norms. Velocipedomania is the first in-depth study of this fad and the popular culture it inspired, including translations and illustrations from rare texts. 

Autor

CORRY CROPPER is a professor of French at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. His publications include Marianne Meets the Mormons, Mormons in Paris (Bucknell University Press), and Playing at Monarchy.   SETH WHIDDEN is a professor of French at the University of Oxford and a fellow and tutor in French at The Queen's College, Oxford. His publications include monographs on Baudelaire, Verlaine, and Rimbaud, a biography of Rimbaud, and translations and critical editions. He is the editor of  Nineteenth-Century French Studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bucknell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 144mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781684484348
• ISBN-10: 1684484340
• Artikelnr.: 63563940