From Pompeii to Paris: ghostly cityscapes and the ruins of modernity in Théophile Gautier and Eugène Atget
This article explores visions of urbanity in the second half of the nineteenth century through Théophile Gautier’s writings and Eugène Atget’s photography, where the city appears depopulated, disembodied, and haunted by the clutter of mundane urban furnishings. Viewed through the prism of a new disc...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprache: | English |
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Taylor and Francis
2016
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