Is there any good literature that describes in depth what aristocratic lifestyle was like? Anything from the 17th to 20th century would be great.
nyrb has 'the sun king' which might be up your alley
>>9984466
The marriage of Figaro by Beaumarchais.
>>9984479
I'm looking for something a bit more pro-aristocracy
>>9984466
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lord Henry's philopsophy specifically.
War and Peace
>>9984466
Austen.
>War and Peace
>Barry Lyndon
>Vanity Fair
>Candide (but like a page or two)
There is a fuckload.