1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783386103321

Autore

Conway Kelley <1963->

Titolo

Chanteuse in the city [[electronic resource] ] : the realist singer in French film / / Kelley Conway

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004

ISBN

9786612763182

0-520-93857-7

1-282-76318-0

1-59734-527-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Disciplina

782.42164/082/0944

Soggetti

Popular music - France - History and criticism

Motion picture music - France - History and criticism

Women singers - France

Motion pictures - France - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes filmography (p. 185), bibliographical references (p. 223-230), and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Caf-conc' : the rise of the unruly woman -- Music hall Miss -- Voices from the past -- The revue star and the realist singer : the return of the unruly woman -- Violent spectatorship : mechanical reproduction, the female voice, and the imaginary of intimacy -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

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 a genealogy of realist performance through analysis of the music hall careers and film roles of Mistinguett, Josephine Baker, Fréhel, and Damia. Above all, Conway offers a fresh interpretation of 1930's French cinema, emphasizing its love affair with popular song and its close connections to the music hall



and the café-concert. Conway uncovers an important tradition of female performance in the golden era of French film, usually viewed as a cinema preoccupied with masculinity. She shows how-in films such as Pépé le Moko, Le Crime de Monsieur Lange, and Zouzou-the realist chanteuse addresses female despair at the hopelessness of love. Conway also sheds light on the larger cultural implications of the shift from the intimate café-concert to the spectacular music hall, before the talkies displaced both kinds of live performance altogether.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910799225203321

Autore

Bu Xianqun <1962->

Titolo

The History of Chinese Civilization / / edited by Xianqun Bu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9789819971251

981997125X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 pages)

Collana

China Insights, , 2363-7587

Altri autori (Persone)

YuanHaiwang

LiuFei

Disciplina

950

Soggetti

Civilization - History

Culture - Study and teaching

History of China

Cultural History

Cultural Studies

China History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: The Unique Path and Rich Connotation of Chinese Civilization -- Dawn of Civilization -- The Xia-Shang-Zhou Civilization -- The Qin-Han Civilization -- Wei-Jin-Northern and Southern Dynasties Civilization -- The Sui-Tang Civilization -- The Song-Yuan Civilization -- The Ming-Qing Civilization -- Modern Chinese Civilization -- A New Chapter of Chinese Civilization.



Sommario/riassunto

This book tracks the entire history of Chinese civilization from a broad historical view. Its narrative spans a long period between primitive society and contemporary civilization, which makes it a unique academic works. From an academic point of view, this book is accurate in history and combines historical theories. Although brief, it captures the main thrust of the development of Chinese civilization and achieves a broad outline. Important figures, historical events, and achievements of civilization in all times are involved and discussed. From a theoretical point of view, based on the characteristics of early Chinese civilization, the book discusses the connotation of key concepts such as "civilization" and "Chinese civilization", which have certain theoretical value. From a contemporary and practical perspective, the book helps readers understand the history of Chinese civilization and promotes cultural exchanges between China and the world and leads to a better understanding of today’s China.