| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 252 pages). |
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text file |
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European perspectives : a series in social thought and cultural criticism
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European perspectives.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Time regained? -- Part One: "The 1900 Epoch" -- Dawn of the century -- Time in flight -- "Nothing mattered as long as we were dancing" -- The invention of "1900" -- Part Two: "Ah! la Belle Époque!" -- Occupied Paris, "Belle Époque" Paris? -- Liberated Paris, Belle Époque Paris -- A lively "Half-Century" -- Part Three: The ordeal of the "Fin-de-Siècle" -- The "Belle Époque" isn't what it used to be -- All of France in the Belle Époque -- A very broad "Belle Époque" -- Everything is cultural in the Age of the Vintage -- Epilogue: Tangled times. |
| Summary |
"The years before the First World War have long been romanticized as a zenith of French culture, the "Belle Époque." The era is seen as the height of a lost way of life that remains emblematic of what it means to be French. In a vast range of texts and images, it appears as a carefree time full of joie de vivre, fanfare and frills, artistic daring, and scientific innovation. The Moulin Rouge shared the stage with the Universal Exposition, Toulouse-Lautrec rubbed elbows with Marie Curie and La Belle Otero, and Fantômas invented automatic writing. This book traces the making-and the imagining-of the Belle Époque to reveal how and why it became a cultural myth. Dominique Kalifa lifts the veil on a period shrouded in nostalgia, explaining the century-long need to continuously reinvent and even sanctify this moment. He sifts through images handed down in memoirs and reminiscences, literature and film, art and history to explore the many facets of the era, including its worldwide reception. The Belle Époque was born in France, but it quickly went global as other countries adopted the concept to write their own histories. In shedding light on how the Belle Époque has been celebrated and reimagined, Kalifa also offers a nuanced meditation on time, history, and memory"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Arts, French -- 19th century.
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Arts, French. |
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19th century |
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Arts, French -- 20th century.
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20th century |
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France -- Civilization -- 1830-1900.
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France. |
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Civilization. |
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1830-1900 |
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France -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
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France -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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France -- Civilization -- 1901-1945.
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| Chronological Term |
1901-1945 |
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France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Manners and customs. |
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France -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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France -- History -- Third Republic, 1870-1940.
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Intellectual life. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- France. |
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1800-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Emanuel, Susan, translator.
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| Added Title |
Véritable histoire de la "Belle Époque". English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2020068028
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kalifa, Dominique. Belle Époque. New York : Columbia University Press, [2021] 9780231202091 (DLC) 2020054764 |
| ISBN |
9780231554381 (electronic book) |
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0231554389 (electronic book) |
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9780231202091 (hardcover) |
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