An Elegant Madness: High Society in Regency England
Venetia Murray
Between
1788 and 1820, under the reckless influence of the fat, promiscuous
Prince Regent, the English aristocracy set a standard of elegance and
vulgarity that has not been surpassed. Venetia Murray chronicles the
daily life of that glittering circle of rakes and dandies, duchesses and
courtesans, pugilists and patrons, whose scandalous conduct will
entertain readers of social history and Regency romances alike, plus the
new generation of Jane Austen addicts.
1788 and 1820, under the reckless influence of the fat, promiscuous
Prince Regent, the English aristocracy set a standard of elegance and
vulgarity that has not been surpassed. Venetia Murray chronicles the
daily life of that glittering circle of rakes and dandies, duchesses and
courtesans, pugilists and patrons, whose scandalous conduct will
entertain readers of social history and Regency romances alike, plus the
new generation of Jane Austen addicts.
Against a backdrop of
artistic triumphs and industrial progress, working-class riots and the
twenty-year war with France, Venetia Murray's sparking narrative is
lavishly illustrated through rare contemporary cartoons, prints,
diaries, and caricatures--some newly discovered and never before
reproduced. "An Elegant Madness" is a book of airy delights and
surprising depths that reveals a fabled age in all of its varied
splendor.
ক্যাটাগোরিগুলো:
সাল:
1999
প্রকাশক:
Viking Adult
ভাষা:
english
পৃষ্ঠা:
317
ISBN 10:
067088328X
ISBN 13:
9780670883288
ফাইল:
PDF, 31.43 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1999