Paris in 1871 was a shambles following military defeat, siege, and a bloody uprising, and the question loomed, "Could this extraordinary city even survive?" By 1900, the Belle Epoque was in full flower, but the decades between were marked by tension and conflict, as the new challenged the old in everything from politics to art, literature, music, science, and engineering. Mary McAuliffe takes the reader back to these perilous years following the abrupt collapse of the Second Empire and France's uncertain venture into the Third Republic-examining this era through the eyes of Monet, Zola, Debussy, Eiffel, Marie Curie, and others as they struggled with the forces of tradition. Through rich illustrations and evocative narrative, McAuliffe brings this vibrant and seminal era to life.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: The Terrible Year (1870-1871)
Chapter 1: Ashes (1871)
Chapter 2: Recovery (1871)
Chapter 3: Scaling the Heights (1871-1872)
Chapter 4: The Moral Order (1873-1874)
Chapter 5: "This will kill that." (1875)
Chapter 6: Pressure Builds (1876-1877)
Chapter 7: A Splendid Diversion (1878)
Chapter 8: Victory (1879-1880)
Chapter 9: Saints and Sinners (1880)
Chapter 10: Shadows (1881-1882)
Chapter 11: A Golden Tortoise (1882)
Chapter 12: Digging Deep (1883)
Chapter 13: Hard Times (1884)
Chapter 14: That Genius, That Monster (1885)
Chapter 15: Onward and Upward (1886)
Chapter 16: Fat and Thin (1887-1888)
Chapter 17: Centennial (1889)
Chapter 18: Sacred and Profane (1890-1891)
Chapter 19: Family Affairs (1892)
Chapter 20: "The bell has tolled. . . ." (1893)
Chapter 21: Between Storms (1894)
Chapter 22: Dreyfus (1895)
Chapter 23: Passages (1896)
Chapter 24: A Shot in the Dark (1897)
Chapter 25: "J'accuse!" (1898)
Chapter 26: "Despite all these anxieties . . ." (1898)
Chapter 27: Rennes (1898-1899)
Chapter 28: A New Century (1900)
Bibliography
