A Belle Epoque?: Women and Feminism in French Society and Culture 1890-1914 (Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections)
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Diana Holmes (Contributor) Carrie Tarr (Contributor)
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The Third Republic, known as the 'belle epoque', was a period of lively, articulate and surprisingly radical feminist activity in France, borne out of the contradiction between the Republican ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity and the reality of intense and systematic gender discrimination. Yet, it also was a period of intense and varied artistic production, with women disproving the critical nearconsensus that art was a masculine activity by writing, painting, performing, sculpting, and even displaying an interest in the new "seventh art" of cinema. This book explores all these facets of the period, weaving them into a complex, multi-stranded argument about the importance of this rich period of French women's history.
About the Author
Diana Holmes is Professor of French at the University of Leeds, UK. She has published widely on French women writers, including Colette, Rachilde, Renee Vivien, and bestselling romantic authors of the Belle Epoque. Her recent publications include Rachilde - Decadence Gender and the Woman Writer (Berg, 2001), and she is working on a study of romance in 20th century France.
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- Contributor: Diana Holmes
- Imprint: Berghahn Books
- ISBN13: 9781845450946
- Number of Pages: 364
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
- Packaged Weight: 513
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Berghahn Books
- Release Date: 2007-02-01
- Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Diana Holmes is Professor of French at the University of Leeds, UK. She has published widely on French women writers, including Colette, Rachilde, Renee Vivien, and bestselling romantic authors of the Belle Epoque. Her recent publications include Rachilde - Decadence Gender and the Woman Writer (Berg, 2001), and she is working on a study of romance in 20th century France.
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