Marais - The Story of a Quartier

A cultural history of one of Paris's most fascinating and variegated areas, whose history can be summarized as ''from riches to rags and back again.' From beating heart of fashionable Paris in the Middle Ages to run-down, largely Jewish neighbourhood and post-restoration chic gay habitat, the Marais has probably undergone more major changes in its identity than any other Paris quartier.

About the author

Keith Reader is Visiting Emeritus Professor at the University of London Institute in Paris. His previous books include 'The Place de la Bastille: The Story of a Quartier' (LUP, 2011), 'French Cinema: A Student's Guide' (Longman, 2003) and 'The Papin Sisters' (OUP, 2001).

Summary

A cultural history of one of Paris’s most fascinating and variegated areas, whose history can be summarized as ‘from riches to rags and back again.’ The Marais was the beating heart of fashionable Paris from the Middle Ages through to the time of Louis XIV, when the court’s move to Versailles marked the start of a decline in its fortunes.

Product details

• Authors: Keith Reader
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781802078091
• ISBN: 978-1-80207-809-1
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures; CONTEMPORARY FRENCH AND FRANCO
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)