The Stones of Paris - Benjamin Ellis Martin
| Автор: | Benjamin Ellis Martin |
| Издательство: | Bookwire |
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| Жанр произведения: | Документальная литература |
| Год издания: | 0 |
| isbn: | 4066338115720 |
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters is a two volume study on the city of Paris written by Benjamin Ellis Martin and Charlotte M. Martin. Through the numerous chapters regarding some of the most famous French authors and artists the Martins portray the painting of the French capital going deeper in its soul and showing something more than a city of shows or a huge bazaar. Table of Contents: Volume 1: Three Time-worn Staircases The Scholars' Quarter of the Middle Ages Molière and his Friends From Voltaire to Beaumarchais The Paris of the Revolution Volume 2: The Southern Bank in the Nineteenth Century The Paris of Honoré de Balzac The Paris of Alexandre Dumas The Paris of Victor Hugo The Making of the Marais The Women of the Marais