Resurrecting Jane de La Vaudère : literary shapeshifter of the Belle époque /

Examines the life of French writer Jane de La Vaudère (1857-1908), exploring how she adapted her persona to shifting literary trends and readership demands, which captured public curiosity and advanced her sales.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Larson, Sharon, 1979- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2022].
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Table of Contents:
  • The makings of a biography
  • Becoming Jane de La Vaudère
  • La Vaudère's plagiarism : subversion through copy
  • The plagiarised plagiarist : Missy de Morny, Colette, and the scandal of Rêve d'Égypte
  • Deciphering La Vaudère's "fierce" feminism
  • Driving into the future : the Château de La Vaudère and continued legacies.