The Beau monde : fashionable society in Georgian London /

Caricatured for extravagance, vanity, glamorous celebrity and, all too often, embroiled in scandal and gossip, 18th-century London's fashionable society had a well-deserved reputation for frivolity. But to be fashionable in 1700s London meant more than simply being well dressed. Fashion denoted...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Greig, Hannah (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
1700-1799
Fashion > England > London > History > 18th century.
Fame > Social aspects > England > London > History > 18th century.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Fame > Social aspects
Fashion
Manners and customs
Social conditions
London (England) > Social life and customs > 18th century.
London (England) > Social conditions > 18th century.
London (England) > History > 18th century.
Londres (Angleterre) > Mœurs et coutumes > 18e siècle.
Londres (Angleterre) > Histoire > 18e siècle.
England > London
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : 'The brilliant vortex'
  • Leading the fashion : 'A most brilliant shew'
  • Life in the town : 'All together and all distinct'
  • The court and fashionable display : 'Most tastefully spangled'
  • Politics and fashionable life : 'All the chatter chitter I heard'
  • Beauties : 'So pow'rful her charms'
  • Exile and fraud : a changeable world
  • Conclusion : London's little coterie
  • Appendix : Uses and meanings of 'beau monde' ; A supplementary essay.

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