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Parisian
Salons
~Background
~Salons of
Enlightenment
~Madame de Stäel
~Salons
of the Restoration
~The Salons
of Victor Hugo
Influence
of Printed Materials
~Pre-Revolutionary
Timeline
~Post-Revolutionary Timeline
~Memoires
Defining
the Parisians
~Parisians
Viewed by Foreigners
~Parisians Viewed by
Themselves
~Paris Fashion
Bibliography
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"A
certain incorruptability results from the mental fluid which
is to the air of Paris what salt is to the water of the ocean.
To breathe the air of Paris preserves
the soul."
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Victor Hugo had an obvious
love and admiration for the city of Paris, evident in his masterpiece
Les Misérables. Why was this city so influential
to the rest of Europe and even the world? One reason Paris was
the home of the Enlightenment and multiple revolutions is because
it always had a distinct identity. Set apart from the provinces
of France, Paris was consciously made the focal point for all
of the nations's progress and prosperity.We have chosen three
facets of Parisian life that both aided and reflected the growth
of the city during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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