Chanteuse in the City: The Realist Singer in French Film

by Kelley Conway

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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. Chanteuse in the City provides...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520244079

ISBN13:9780520244078

Release Date:September 2004

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:246 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Arts & Literature Arts, Music & Photography Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Composers & Musicians Composition Education & Reference Europe

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