Genevieve Straus : a Parisian life / by Joyce Block Lazarus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lazarus, Joyce Block.

Series:

Faux Titre 417.

Faux titre ; v. 417

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectuals--France--Biography.

Intellectuals.

France--Intellectual life--19th century.

France.

Straus, Geneviève, 1849-1926.

Straus, Geneviève.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Summary:

Geneviève Straus: a Parisian Life is the first biography in English of Geneviève Straus (1849-1926), a Parisian salon hostess and political activist. Joyce Block Lazarus explores myths surrounding Straus and offers an account of her life and accomplishments. Making use of historical materials, including previously unpublished letters, Lazarus shows that Straus was a female intellectual during an era when women were non-citizens. Scholars have well documented the Dreyfus Affair (1894-1906), but have overlooked archival documents which spotlight Straus’s role as a political activist in the affair. In Geneviève Straus: a Parisian Life , Lazarus highlights Straus’s thirty-four-year friendship with Marcel Proust and examines her influence on Proust’s novel, In Search of Lost Time , finding echoes of Straus and her family in his masterpiece.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

“He Who Laughs on Friday …”

Under Siege

Belated Glory

134, Boulevard Haussmann

“Death to the Traitor!”

Tea and a Madeleine

Illustrations

The End of a World

Endings and Beginnings

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-34416-0

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004344167 DOI