Tag Archives: French literature
The Clothing of the French Mind
Sima Godfrey discusses her study of high fashion and fashionability in mid-nineteenth-century French literature. In the Second Empire, which was a time of unstable social structure as the middle class strengthened, the culture of and interest in fashion were reflected … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, Godfrey, Sima
Tagged Fashion, French, French literature, Haute couture -- history
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Marriage and Manners
The institutions of marriage and family in European culture are the focus of two separate interviews. First, Michael Screech discusses these subjects as seen through the work of two eminent French writers: the comic poet Rabelais and the essayist Michel de … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, Screech, Michael A., Stone, Lawrence
Tagged British history, de Montaigne, Europe, Family, French literature, History, Marriage, Rabelais
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(1) A Conversation About Colette; (2) Commentary on Spir-Com
Joan Hinde Stewart discusses French novelist Collette (1873-1954). Who was Colette, and what did she write? Why does Colette have a reputation as the author of those books, many of which were semi-autobiographical? What are Colette’s literary merits? Collette’s life … Continue reading
Posted in Crowther, Hal, Episodes, Stewart, Joan Hinde
Tagged Collette, French literature, Spir-Com
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