Author : Melissa Wittmeier
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783838371788
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (717 download)
Book Synopsis Delphine Gay, Mme de Girardin, Le Vicomte de Launay by : Melissa Wittmeier
Download or read book Delphine Gay, Mme de Girardin, Le Vicomte de Launay written by Melissa Wittmeier and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delphine Gay de Girardin exercised considerable influence within the literary society of her day. She was a successful novelist, poet, journalist, historiographer, and playwright, who wrote in both the popular and learned arenas. Her literary salon was reputed for its brilliance. She was friend and collaborator to Victor Hugo, Honoré de Balzac, Théophile Gautier, Alfred de Vigny, Alphonse de Lamartine, and so many others; yet today, her works have all but disappeared from cultural memory. The importance of figures such as Delphine Gay de Girardin ought not to be underestimated. The contribution that this one author, who wrote under three different names, offers to our understanding of cultural history is immeasurable. This monograph of the muse is but one attempt made toward a recognition of so worthy a figure: Delphine Gay de Girardin, muse of the July Monarchy.