Parisian bourgeoisie
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The Parisian bourgeoisie were the affluent middle-class residents of Paris, known for their social ambition, cultural pretensions, and influential role in the city’s political and economic life.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balzac’s Parisian high society gallery | 1 |
| Parisian society | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bourgeoisie
ⓘ
social class ⓘ urban middle class ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Belle Époque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haussmann-era boulevards ⓘ July Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Republic France NERFINISHED ⓘ cafés and theaters ⓘ department stores ⓘ grand apartments ⓘ salon culture ⓘ |
| capitalOfRegionContext | Île-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
attachment to property ownership
ⓘ
cultural pretensions ⓘ economic influence ⓘ focus on education ⓘ materialism ⓘ political influence ⓘ respectability ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalIdeal |
domestic comfort
ⓘ
education for children ⓘ family respectability ⓘ |
| economicStatus | affluent ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
beneficiary of Haussmannization of Paris
ⓘ
driving force of Parisian capitalism ⓘ key actor in municipal politics of Paris ⓘ participant in French industrialization ⓘ support base for liberal and republican movements ⓘ |
| influenced |
Parisian artistic life
ⓘ
Parisian consumer culture ⓘ Parisian literary life ⓘ Parisian urban culture ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
aristocracy
ⓘ
urban working class ⓘ |
| representedIn |
French realist literature
ⓘ
novels of Gustave Flaubert ⓘ novels of Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| socialStratum |
middle class
ⓘ
upper middle class ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| typicalOccupation |
bankers
ⓘ
civil servants ⓘ industrialists ⓘ lawyers ⓘ merchants ⓘ professionals ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Balzac’s Parisian high society gallery
this entity surface form:
Parisian society