| Uniform title | V̐ueritable histoire de la "Belle ̐uEpoque". English |
| Series |
European perspectives: a series in social thought and cultural criticism
European perspectives. ^A226071
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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 ̐uEpoque!" -- Occupied Paris, "Belle ̐uEpoque" Paris? -- Liberated Paris, Belle ̐uEpoque Paris -- A lively "Half-Century" -- Part Three: The ordeal of the "Fin-de-Si̐uecle" -- The "Belle ̐uEpoque" isn't what it used to be -- All of France in the Belle ̐uEpoque -- A very broad "Belle ̐uEpoque" -- Everything is cultural in the Age of the Vintage -- Epilogue: Tangled times. |
| Abstract |
"The years before the First World War have long been romanticized as a zenith of French culture, the "Belle ̐uEpoque." 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 Fant̐uomas invented automatic writing. This book traces the making-and the imagining-of the Belle ̐uEpoque 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 ̐uEpoque 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 ̐uEpoque has been celebrated and reimagined, Kalifa also offers a nuanced meditation on time, history, and memory"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-232) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Kalifa, Dominique, The Belle ̐uEpoque New York : Columbia University Press, 2021. 9780231554381 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020054764 |
| ISBN | 9780231202091 |
| ISBN | 0231202091 paperback |
| ISBN | 0231202083 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780231202084 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
