Paris-Edinburgh : cultural connections in the Belle Epoque / Sian Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reynolds, Siân.

Series:

Historical urban studies.

Historical urban studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scots--France--Paris.

Scots.

Paris (France)--Intellectual life--19th century.

Paris (France).

Paris (France)--Social life and customs--19th century.

Paris (France)--Intellectual life--20th century.

Paris (France)--Social life and customs--20th century.

Edinburgh (Scotland)--Intellectual life--19th century.

Edinburgh (Scotland).

Edinburgh (Scotland)--Social life and customs--19th century.

Edinburgh (Scotland)--Intellectual life--20th century.

Edinburgh (Scotland)--Social life and customs--20th century.

France--Relations--Scotland.

France.

Scotland--Relations--France.

Scotland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England : Ashgate, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By the end of the nineteenth century Paris was widely acknowledged as the cultural capital of the world; Edinburgh by contrast may still be thought of as a rather staid city of lawyers and Presbyterian ministers, academics and doctors. Yet despite this apparent cultural opposition, Professor Reynolds argues that in fact both cities shared a number of similar concerns and ideals that were fostered and developed by growing links and international travel. This book seeks not to treat Paris-Edinburgh links in isolation, or to exaggerate them, but to use them to provide a fresh perspective on the

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; General Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Seine and Forth: Paris and Edinburgh in 1900; 2 Stone Cities; 3 Taking the Boat-train to Montparnasse: Edinburgh Artists in Paris; 4 Bringing Parisians to Edinburgh: Patrick Geddes's Networks of Academics, Anarchists and Artists, 1870's to 1890's; 5 A 'Petite Entente'? The Origins of the Franco-Scottish Society; 6 Professor Geddes Goes to the Fair: The Globe, the Assembly and the Rue des Nations at the 1900 Paris Exhibition; 7 An 'Entente Cordiale' in Publishing, or a Scottish Victory? Nelson's French Collection

8 New Women, Old Men? Afterword; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-211) and index.

ISBN:

9786611241025

9781315599427

1315599422

9781317084075

1317084071

9781317084068

1317084063

9781281241023

1281241024

9780754683025

0754683028

OCLC:

290537494