LEADER 04447nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910462973203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8047-8713-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804787130 035 $a(CKB)2670000000397761 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000950197 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12420204 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950197 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11003498 035 $a(PQKB)11254769 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1322671 035 $a(DE-B1597)564751 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804787130 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1322671 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10738707 035 $a(OCoLC)854521498 035 $a(OCoLC)1198929819 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000397761 100 $a20130404d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHaving it all in the Belle Epoque$b[electronic resource] $ehow French women's magazines invented the modern woman /$fRachel Mesch 210 $aStanford, Calif. $cStanford University Press$d2013 215 $axii, 241 p 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8047-8424-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction. Femina, La Vie Heureuse and the Invention of the Femme Moderne -- $tChapter 1. Chères lectrices -- $tChapter 2. Beyond the Bluestocking -- $tChapter 3. The ?Oriental? Authoress -- $tChapter 4. The Writer Writes Back -- $tChapter 5. A New Man for the New Woman? -- $tChapter 6. Jean Lorrain?s Women?s Magazine -- $tChapter 7. A Belle Epoque Media Storm -- $tConclusion. Imagining the Académicienne -- $tNotes -- $tSelected Bibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aAt once deeply historical and surprisingly timely, Having it All in the Belle Epoque shows how the debates that continue to captivate high-achieving women in America and Europe can be traced back to the early 1900s in France. The first two photographic magazines aimed at women, Femina and La Vie Heureuse created a female role model who could balance age-old convention with new equalities. Often referred to simply as the "modern woman," this captivating figure embodied the hopes and dreams as well as the most pressing internal conflicts of large numbers of French women during what was a period of profound change. Full of never-before-studied images of the modern French woman in action, Having it All shows how these early magazines exploited new photographic technologies, artistic currents, and literary trends to create a powerful model of French femininity, one that has exerted a lasting influence on French expression. This book introduces and explores the concept of Belle Epoque literary feminism, a product of the elite milieu from which the magazines emerged. Defined by its refusal of political engagement, this feminism was nevertheless preoccupied with expanding women's roles, as it worked to construct a collective fantasy of female achievement. Through an astute blend of historical research, literary criticism, and visual analysis, Mesch's study of women's magazines and the popular writers associated with them offers an original window onto a bygone era that can serve as a framework for ongoing debates about feminism, femininity, and work-life tensions. 606 $aWomen's periodicals, French$zFrance$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aFrench literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aFeminist literature$zFrance$xHistory and criticism 606 $aFeminism$zFrance$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aFemininity in literature 606 $aWomen in literature 606 $aFemininity in art 606 $aWomen in art 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWomen's periodicals, French$xHistory 615 0$aFrench literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aFeminist literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aFeminism$xHistory 615 0$aFemininity in literature. 615 0$aWomen in literature. 615 0$aFemininity in art. 615 0$aWomen in art. 676 $a054/.1082 700 $aMesch$b Rachel$01028264 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462973203321 996 $aHaving it all in the Belle Epoque$92444214 997 $aUNINA