Chanteuse in the city :: the realist singer in French film /

Long before Edith Piaf sang "La vie en rose," her predecessors took to the stage of the belle epoque music hall, singing of female desire, the treachery of men, the harshness of working-class life, and the rough neighborhoods of Paris. Icon of working-class femininity and the underworld, t...

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1. Verfasser: Conway, Kelley, 1963-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004.
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Zusammenfassung:Long before Edith Piaf sang "La vie en rose," her predecessors took to the stage of the belle epoque music hall, singing of female desire, the treachery of men, the harshness of working-class life, and the rough neighborhoods of Paris. Icon of working-class femininity and the underworld, the realist singer signaled the emergence of new cultural roles for women as well as shifts in the nature of popular entertainment
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 246 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes filmography (pages 185), bibliographical references (p. 223-230) , and index.
ISBN:9780520938571
0520938577

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