The Cambridge companion to modern French culture /
[Book]
edited by Nicholas Hewitt.
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
xix, 353 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Cambridge companions to culture
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: French culture and society in the twentieth century / Nicholas Hewitt -- Modern France: history, culture and identity, 1900-1945 / Nicholas Hewitt -- Culture and identity in postwar France / Giles Bousquet and Alain Pessin -- Architecture, planning and design / Anthony Sutcliffe -- The mass media / Jean-Claude Sergeant -- Consumer culture: food, drink and fashion / Hugh Dauncey and Keith Reader -- Language: divisions and debates / Rodney Ball -- Intellectuals / William Paulson -- Religion, politics and culture in France / Michael Kelly -- The third term: literature between philosophy and critical theory / Steven Ungar -- Narrative fiction in French / Mireille Rosello and Jean Mainil -- Poetry / Michael Bishop -- Theatre / Christophe Campos -- Music / Colin Nettelbeck -- The visual arts / Sarah Wilson -- Cinema / Jill Forbes and Sue Harris.
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Specially commissioned essays by specialists focus on a wide range of political, historical and cultural questions in this Companion. The book provides information and analysis on such topics as French national identity, architecture, the mass media, food, literature, cinema, intellectual culture and music. It features supplementary material that includes a chronology, illustrations and suggestions for further reading.