The Visitors by Rupert Christiansen
This work describes the stories of some of the remarkable foreigners who came to 19th century Britain bringing with them new ideas, values and skills, cracking open its insularity and making the Victorian Age far more liberal and dynamic than we commonly believe it to be. Whether charting the triumph of the exhibition of Gericault's painting "The Raft of the Medusa", tracing the exasperation of Richard Wagner at the philistinism of English audiences, following the philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson round provincial lecture halls, or detailing the bizarre and hilarious activities of American table-rappers, Australian cricketers and Italian ballerinas, this book emphasizes the richness and diversity of Victorian society.
'A charming memoir..it provides an elegant and erudite introduction to nineteenth-century studies.' Peter Ackroyd
Rupert Christiansen studied at King's College, Cambridge, and Columbia University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He is the author of Prima Donna, Romantic Affinities (which won a Somerset Maugham Prize in 1989) and Tales of the New Babylon: Paris 1869-75. He is currently opera critic for the Daily Telegraph, and writes regularly on literary, musical and theatrical subjects for the Spectator, TLS, Harper's and Queen and Opera.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780712668033 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712668039 |
| Title | The Visitors |
| Author | Rupert Christiansen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2001-07-05 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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