Parisian fields / edited by Michael Sheringham.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sheringham, Michael.

Series:

Critical views

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paris (France)--Civilization.

Paris (France).

Paris (France)--Intellectual life.

Paris (France)--History.

Physical Description:

viii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 1996.

Summary:

Perhaps no world city has so many resonances, on so many levels, as Paris. These lively essays investigate the city's many different fields: how Paris has been represented and allegorized by filmmakers like Godard, Clair, and Renoir; how the city has responded to "new" Parisians -- Afro-American musicians and dancers such as Josephine Baker; and how Paris can be designated as a specifically gay or feminine space. Literary analysis, film, social and gender theory, perspectives on urbanism; here are many provocative and innovative views of this fascinating city.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [194]-196) and index.

ISBN:

0948462841

094846285X

OCLC:

34763432