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And Yet, I Still Loved France
  • Language: en

And Yet, I Still Loved France

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Salons, History, and the Creation of Seventeenth-Century France
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 557

Salons, History, and the Creation of Seventeenth-Century France

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-09-29
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  • Publisher: Routledge

The first half of the book is a detailed study of how the salons influenced the development of literature. Beasley argues that many women were not only writers, they also served as critics for the literary sphere as a whole. In the second half of the book Beasley examines how historians and literary critics subsequently portrayed the seventeenth century literary realm, which became identified with the great reign of Louis XIV and designated the official canon of French literature. Beasley argues that in a rewriting of this past, the salons were reconfigured in order to advance an alternative view of this premier moment of French culture and of the literary masterpieces that developed out of it. Through her analysis of how the seventeenth century salon has been defined and transmitted to posterity, Beasley illuminates facets of France's collective memory, and the powers that constituted it in the past and that are still working to define it today.

Nobody Does It Better
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 223

Nobody Does It Better

There is no country in the world where food and cooking are so passionately and intricately woven into the lives, hearts and minds than in France. In this book, Trish Deseine shows the reader all there is to know about mastering French cuisine, from hosting chic dinner parties to cooking truffles and lobster.

The Discovery of France
  • Language: en

The Discovery of France

"A witty, engaging narrative style…[Robb's] approach is particularly engrossing." —New York Times Book Review A narrative of exploration—full of strange landscapes and even stranger inhabitants—that explains the enduring fascination of France. While Gustave Eiffel was changing the skyline of Paris, large parts of France were still terra incognita. Even in the age of railways and newspapers, France was a land of ancient tribal divisions, prehistoric communication networks, and pre-Christian beliefs. French itself was a minority language. Graham Robb describes that unknown world in arresting narrative detail. He recounts the epic journeys of mapmakers, scientists, soldiers, administrat...

In the Shadow of the General
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 253

In the Shadow of the General

The French writer Francois Mauriac once predicted that "when de Gaulle will be here no longer, he will still be here." This insight has proved prophetic. In contemporary France, Charles de Gaulle has become a figure of legend, consistently acclaimed as the nation's pre-eminent "historical" figure. Central to this popularity is the recognition of his pivotal role as the founder, and then the leader, of the Resistance movement during the Second World War. Once might be tempted to conclude that it is the man who became mythical, not the institutions he created. But here, the paradoxes abound. For one thing, his personal popularity sits oddly with his social origins and professional background. ...

The French at War, 1934-1944
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 214

The French at War, 1934-1944

Covering the Occupation, the Vichy regime, the Resistance and collaboration, Nick Atkin provides an introduction to the years 1934-1944, France's most contentious decade.

Insiders' French
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 270

Insiders' French

If you had been living in France in the 1990s, the language you would have heard on the radio and television or seen in the newspapers would be far removed from the French language of ten or twenty years ago. The country and its language have changed tremendously in a relatively short period of time, and, as a result, English speakers with a grounding in French can still find themselves struggling to understand terms commonly encountered in contemporary French society. Luckily, Eleanor and Michel Levieux now bring us up to date with their Insiders' French, an utterly entertaining and informative guide to the language of the "new France." This "new France" is a country poised to experience th...

Does France Still Count?
  • Language: en

Does France Still Count?

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1994
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  • Publisher: Praeger

This study analyses France's effort to redefine its role in the post-Cold War era and in an integrated Europe, and what that redefined role might mean to France, to Europe and to the United States. It seeks to answer the question, "does France still count?"

Hold Still, Madame
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 157

Hold Still, Madame

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The French Exception
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 298

The French Exception

The follow-up to Brian Tracy's Create Your Own Future, Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life is a book packed with principles that the reader can immediately apply to get positive results in their professional and personal lives. It delivers a powerful, positive message for business people who want to achieve their full potential and climb to the heights of success.