Courtesan and Countess
The Lost and Found Memoirs of the French Consul's Wife
$73.97
- Paperback
277 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2015
Summary
Celeste de Chabrillan, former courtesan and widow of the first French Consul to Melbourne, became the most prolific female stage writer in nineteenth-century France. Forever haunted by her scandalous past, Celeste fought to hold her place in an artistic world dominated by men.Courtesan and Countess tells the story not only of her struggle as a creative artist to survive and earn a living, but also of her fascinating life at the centre of the bohemian circles of Paris, surrounded by friends su…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522868845 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522868843 |
| Author: | Jana Verhoeven, Alan Willey, Jeanne Allen |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 277 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2015 |
| Weight: | 357g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 134mm x 12mm |
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About The Author
Jana Verhoeven
Jana Verhoeven (lead author) is a researcher and teacher of French literature and history at the University of Melbourne. Her most recent publication is Jovial Bigotry- Max O’Rell and the Transnational Debate over Manners and Morals in 19th Century France, Britain and the United States. Jana has also published a number of articles on nineteenth century French cultural history, including Les deux noms and Petit journal de la fin de ma vie- Celeste de Chabrillan’s memoires inedits.Alan Willey read Modern Languages at Oxford and taught French at Wesley College Melbourne for over thirty years. He has been researching Celeste de Chabrillan’s life since 1998.Jeanne Allen studied French language and literature at the University of Melbourne and wrote her Master of Arts thesis on a selection of the Australian works of Celeste de Chabrillan. In 1998, she co-translated and annotated Celeste’s second set of memoirs, The French Consul’s Wife. Jeanne is currently an Associate Professor in Education.
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