Genevieve Straus: A Parisian Life (Hardcover)

Genevieve Straus: a Parisian Life is the first biography in English of Genevieve 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 Making use of historical materials, including previously unpublished letters, Lazarus shows that Straus was a female intellectual during an era when women were non-citizens.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 Genevieve 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.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Faux Titre, 417
Release date:	July 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Joyce Block Lazarus
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	202
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-33741-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > Music > General Promotions
LSN:	90-04-33741-5
Barcode:	9789004337411

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