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The Resource The Belle Époque : a cultural history, Paris and beyond, Dominique Kalifa ; translated by Susan Emanuel ; postcript by Venita Datta

The Belle Époque : a cultural history, Paris and beyond, Dominique Kalifa ; translated by Susan Emanuel ; postcript by Venita Datta

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"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"--
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  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
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vi, 252 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
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
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9780231202091
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The Belle Époque : a cultural history, Paris and beyond
Title
The Belle Époque
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a cultural history, Paris and beyond
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Dominique Kalifa ; translated by Susan Emanuel ; postcript by Venita Datta
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Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
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"--
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Kalifa, Dominique
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography
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1961-
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  • Emanuel, Susan
  • Datta, Venita
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European perspectives: a series in social thought and cultural criticism
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  • Arts, French
  • Arts, French
  • France
  • France
  • France
  • France
  • France
  • France
  • France
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adult
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The Belle Époque : a cultural history, Paris and beyond, Dominique Kalifa ; translated by Susan Emanuel ; postcript by Venita Datta
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-232) and index
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text
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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
Control code
on1224246901
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
vi, 252 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780231202091
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (black and white)
System control number
(OCoLC)1224246901
Label
The Belle Époque : a cultural history, Paris and beyond, Dominique Kalifa ; translated by Susan Emanuel ; postcript by Venita Datta
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-232) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
on1224246901
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
vi, 252 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780231202091
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (black and white)
System control number
(OCoLC)1224246901

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