03013cam a22003014a 4500 101103s2011 enka b 001 0 eng 9780521195959 0521195950 9780521186520 0521186528 SDU P96 D232 H 2011 Datta, Venita, 215998 Heroes and legends of fin-de-siècle France : gender, politics, and national identity / Venita Datta. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. 264 p. : ill. Introduction: the fin-de-siècle cult of heroes -- 1. Gender, class, and heroism in the Bazar de la Charité fire of 1897 -- 2. Cyrano: a hero for the fin de siècle? -- 3. 'L'appel au soldat': visions of the Napoleonic legend in popular culture -- 4. On the boulevards: representations of Joan of Arc in the popular theater -- 5. Opium, gambling, and the demimondaine: the Ullmo spy case of 1907-1908 -- Conclusion: from one war to the next: the end of heroes?. HKBU library YT2025 M09 "In Heroes and Legends of Fin-de-Siècle France Venita Datta examines representations of fictional and real heroes in the boulevard theater and mass press during the fin de siècle (1880-1914), illuminating the role of gender in the construction of national identity during this formative period of French history. The popularity of the heroic cult at this time was in part the result of defeat in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, as well as a reaction to changing gender roles and collective guilt about the egoism and selfishness of modern consumer culture. The author analyzes representations of historical figures in the theater, focusing on Cyrano de Bergerac, Napoleon and Joan of Arc, and examines the press coverage of heroes and anti-heroes in the Bazar de la Charite; fire of 1897 and the Ullmo spy case of 1907"-- "In Heroes and Legends of Fin-de-Sic̈le France Venita Datta examines representations of fictional and real heroes in the boulevard theater and mass press during the fin de sic̈le (1880-1914), illuminating the role of gender in the construction of national identity during this formative period of French history. The popularity of the heroic cult at this time was in part the result of defeat in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, as well as a reaction to changing gender roles and collective guilt about the egoism and selfishness of modern consumer culture. The author analyzes representations of historical figures in the theater, focusing on Cyrano de Bergerac, Napoleon, and Joan of Arc, and examines the press coverage of heroes and anti-heroes in the Bazar de la Charit ̌fire of 1897 and the Ullmo spy case of 1907"-- Heroes France History. Women heroes France History. 216000 Nationalism France History. 216001 Sex role France History. 204708 = C.1 SDU GBE lcc 111129 111129 0 0 lcc 0 P0096 D232 H2011 0 CGB 282205 SDU SDU GEN3 2025-09-17 2 0 P96 D232 H 2011 1000371404 2025-09-17 00:00:00 C.1 2025-09-17 GBE