Paris in Literature (Spring 09) Archive
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Baudelaire, Maupassant and Modernity
“For I, to fold enchantment round their hearts, have pools of light where beauty flames and dies, the placid mirrors... -
Roaring Paris
Paris, “La Ville Lumiere” has been a cultural hub since the late nineteenth century until our days. Writers, painters, and... -
The Last Incarnation of Vautrin as Capitalism’s hero
This paper proposes to review the various incarnations of Vautrin, or Jacques Collins in the mind of critics and of Balzac...





