Women writing on the French Riviera : travellers and trendsetters, 1870-1970 / by Rosemary Lancaster.
"Destination for artists and convalescents, playground of the rich, site of foreign allure, the French Riviera has long attracted visitors to its shores. Ranging through the late nineteenth century, the Belle Epoque, the 'roaring twenties', and the emancipatory post-war years, Rosemar...
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| Hōputu: | iPukapuka |
| Reo: | English |
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Boston, Massachusetts :
Brill Rodopi,
2020.
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| Rangatū: | Faux titre ;
volume 442. |
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| Urunga tuihono: | Click here to view this book |
| Whakarāpopototanga: | "Destination for artists and convalescents, playground of the rich, site of foreign allure, the French Riviera has long attracted visitors to its shores. Ranging through the late nineteenth century, the Belle Epoque, the 'roaring twenties', and the emancipatory post-war years, Rosemary Lancaster highlights the contributions of nine remarkable women to the cultural identity of the Riviera in its seminal rise to fame. Embracing an array of genres, she gives new focus to feminine writings never previously brought together, nor as richly critically explored. Fiction, memoir, diary, letters, even cookbooks and choreographies provide compelling evidence of the innovativeness of women who seized the challenges and opportunities of their travels in a century of radical social and artistic change"-- |
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| Whakaahuatanga ōkiko: | 1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations. |
| Rārangi puna kōrero: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-271) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004433929 9789004433922 |
| ISSN: | 0167-9392 ; |