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Article Excerpt
French Music, Culture, and National Identity, 1870-1939. By Barbara L. Kelly. (Eastman Studies in Music.) Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2008. [xix, 260 p. ISBN-13: 9781580462723. $90.] Illustrations, music examples, bibliographic references, index.
The Franco-Prussian War was both catastrophic and cathartic for the French. A humiliating occupation of its capital, the loss of the Alsace-Lorraine region, and the realization that its political infrastructure was in chaos with the ascent of the Commune were among the ramifications. Almost immediately, however, a deeply nationalist mindset began to permeate French society leading to a period of nearly unprecedented social and cultural growth. Despite political divisions and social unrest, French culture ascended to heights that placed it in center stage on the world's forum. The birth of the Third Republic, and its nearly seven-decade run, provided an impetus for the rediscovery of France's national identity.
Drawn from a 2001 conference entitled "Nationalism and Identity in Third Republic France," Barbara Kelly has assembled a collection of essays that examine nationalism and its impact on French culture and music. The twelve offerings are packaged in three sections covering national identity formation, political alignment and artistic canon and style, and regionalism. Although the running theme is nationalism, the collection overall is interdisciplinary.
The first section, "Heroism, Art, and New Media: France and Identity Formation," is comprised of four essays examining how French society shaped its social and political identity by identifying heroic icons, refuting Wagner and the German aesthetic, and embracing...
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