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Vauxhall on the boulevard: pleasure gardens in London and Paris, 1764–1784
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ABSTRACT:Open to both aristocracy and middling rank, pleasure gardens fashioned a spectacle of order out of a heterogeneous crowd. They have been seen as uniquely British spaces, demonstrating how Britain juggled commerce, politeness and liberty. Yet these resorts had imitators abroad, especially in Paris. Far from being a case of Paris emulating London, they created a playful fantasy that shuttled visitors between the two cities – helping them imagine the ideal metropolis, polite yet policed.
Title: Vauxhall on the boulevard: pleasure gardens in London and Paris, 1764–1784
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ABSTRACT:Open to both aristocracy and middling rank, pleasure gardens fashioned a spectacle of order out of a heterogeneous crowd.
They have been seen as uniquely British spaces, demonstrating how Britain juggled commerce, politeness and liberty.
Yet these resorts had imitators abroad, especially in Paris.
Far from being a case of Paris emulating London, they created a playful fantasy that shuttled visitors between the two cities – helping them imagine the ideal metropolis, polite yet policed.
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