In the Court of the Pear King: French Culture and the Rise of Realism

by Sandy Petrey

Book Overview

The period 1830-1832 witnessed a remarkable series of cultural and political milestones in France. In 1830, a revolution overturned one monarchy, only to replace it with another. In 1831, Charles Philippon's caricature of Louis-Philippe, the new monarch, as a pear achieved extraordinary popularity. Drawn on walls from one end of France to another, the pear caricature became a national obsession. In that same year, George Sand moved from the provinces...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801443415
• ISBN13: 9780801443411
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher