Writers In Paris : Literary Lives in the City of Light.
Title:
Writers In Paris : Literary Lives in the City of Light.
Author:
Burke, David.
ISBN:
9781582439587
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (330 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- INTRODUCTION 3 -- The Literary Left Bank 6 -- THE LATIN QUARTER 9 -- SAINT GERMAIN-DES-PRÉS 36 -- THE FAUBOURG SAINT-GERMAIN AND THE EIFFEL TOWER 85 -- MONTPARNASSE 101 -- The River and the Islands 124 -- THE SEINE 126 -- ÎLE DE LA CITÉ 128 -- ÎLE SAINT-LOUIS 135 -- The Literary Right Bank 142 -- THE MARAIS AND THE ABSTILLE 145 -- THE HEART OF THE RIGHT ABNK 163 -- MONTMARTRE 191 -- THE BEAUX QUARTIERS 210 -- A Few Places Around Paris 230 -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 241 -- PHOTO CREDITS 242 -- INDEX OF WRITERS 247.
Abstract:
No city has attracted so much literary talent, launched so many illustrious careers, or produced such a wealth of enduring literature as Paris. From the 15th century through the 20th, poets, novelists, and playwrights, famed for both their work and their lives, were shaped by this enchanting locale. From natives such as Molière, Genet, and Anaïs Nin, to expats like Henry Miller, Samuel Beckett, and Gertrude Stein, author David Burke follows hundreds of writers through Paris's labyrinthine streets, inviting readers on his grand tour. Unique in scope and approach, Writers in Paris crosses from Right Bank to Left and on to the Ile de la Cité as it explores the alleyways and haunts frequented by the world's most storied writers. Burke focuses not only on their writing but on their passions, ecstasies, obsessions, and betrayals. Equally appealing to Francophiles and serious readers, this engaging book includes maps and more than 100 evocative photographs.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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