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title: "A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light"
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# A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light

**Brand:** david downie
**Price:** 177 Lei
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- **What is this?** A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light by david downie
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A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    David Downie -- Not Only Romantic But Inimitable
  

*by E***S on Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2015*

David Downie has written a remarkable and unexpected tale of the 19th century Romantics of Paris. Deeply grounded in French literature, art and history, he shows readers the physical Paris that was inhabited by Victor Hugo, Balzac, George Sand, Baudelaire, Delacroix and others. Not only where they met, but what their neighborhoods were like, how far apart from one another they lived, and which streets they took to their assignations. Reading, it's possible to follow in their wake imaginatively or even to make your own Romantic map for the next time you are there.Do this and you will time travel to a different Ile Saint Louis from the high-toned one you know. 150 years ago, Bohemia existed there, and can still be traced. Was the Marais always chic? No -- it was both Royal and Bohemian, and ruled by Victor Hugo, more famous than any writer would ever be again. The Montmartre of the Romantics was hilly, grassy, with pasturing goat herds and the freshest of fresh air. The windmills were utterly for real, and the artists' studios were vast, light and cheap.If you have ever wondered how the great Romantics bodily inhabited Paris, how long it took them to walk from one haunt to another, and howmuch of what they did and saw is available to you today, then read this book. Seeing their art and poetry in a new context that no one butDavid Downie could provide, you will want a date to meet a like-minded friend under the bust of Chopin in the Luxembourg Gardens, and set off make their trail your own. If you could use an architectural disquisition on why Haussmann's Paris feels and looks all wrong, then there's one here that you can "dine out on for a year."The bountiful illustrations from diverse sources are a delight -- as real and nostalgic as theater ticket stubs. Alison Harris makes a superb photographic contribution to this book. Almost best of all, reading the final pages, you will realize the answer to a question you may never even have posed -- how Romantic are you?

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Certainly a Passion for the imagination
  

*by P***S on Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2016*

Brilliant study of the great artists that give us modern day Paris.  Well written, and different, it is more a memoir than a fiction novel, and is therefore personal and engaging as a story. My only restraint is to say that to get wrapped up in the story most people would prefer a familiarity with the "City of Light" and especially with the many, many renowned artists and writers referenced. Otherwise, this is a very interesting read and certainly enlightened me about the 'passions' I have over looked during my many visits.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Fabulous fabulist ....
  

*by J***V on Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2015*

It is easy in the throes of passion to lose all sense of equilibrium and plunge head first into a saccharine rhapsody. However David Downie has managed to write a love song to Paris with intimate precision, wit, intelligence and not a trace of sentimentality. He delves into the layers of the collective romantic Parisian psyche with investigative charm, portraying characters (both real and literary), relationships of every possible permutation, and the architectural details of their lives. His ability to weave history, culture, politics, art, and urban landscape, illuminate why Paris is the empress of romanticism.  David Downie is a ”fabulous fabulist.”

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