Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Citations ix
4. Introduction: The Parvenant 1
5. 1. Rastignac Redux 49
6. 2. The Muddy Parvenant, Then and Now 78
7. 3. The Transient Body of the Transclass 102
8. 4. Self-Maid? The Social Mobility of Literary and Cinematic Servants 126
9. 5. A Foot in the Door: Passing on Social Mobility 154
10. 6. Travel Class: From the Ladder to the Train 185
11. 7. From Rastignac to Subutex: The Immobilization of the Fictional Character 210
12. Conclusion: A Demoted Canon 237
13. Acknowledgments 245
14. Notes 249
15. Works Cited 291
16. Index 309