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Heroes and Legends of Fin-de-Siècle France : Gender, Politics, and National Identity.

Venita Datta examines representations of fictional and real heroes in the boulevard theater and mass press during the fin de siècle.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Datta, Venita, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Fin-de-Siècle Cult of Heroes; 1 Gender, Class, and Heroism in the Bazar de la Charité Fire of 1897; 2 Cyrano: A Hero for the Fin de Siècle?; 3 "L'Appel au Soldat": Visions of the Napoleonic Legend in Popular Culture; 4 On the Boulevards: Representations of Joan of Arc in the Popular Theater; 5 Opium, Gambling, and the Demimondaine: The Ullmo Spy Case of 1907-1908; Conclusion: From One War to the Next: The End of Heroes?; Selected Bibliography; Index.