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Privy to the Nineteenth Century.
Privy to the Nineteenth Century.

An Appraisal of Ioana Pârvulescu´s Take on the Nineteenth Century

Author(s): Anemona Alb
Subject(s): Book-Review
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: panorama; fabric of society; fictionalization of sociological discourse; absence vs. presence;

Summary/Abstract: Ioana Pârvulescu´s book În intimitatea secolului 19 / Privy to the Nineteenth Century (2013) is a comprehensive study of the socio-cultural atmosphere of the pre-belle epoque. Not only is it all-encompassing, it is also subtly underpinned by an astute, in-depth knowledge of the intricacies of Romanian social life in the 19th century, all doubled by effective eloquence.

  • Issue Year: 23/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 214-216
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: English
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