Title: Birth of a national icon
First published: 1999
Description: "Birth of a National Icon examines the emergence of the intellectual in fin-de-siecle France, setting this important phenomenon against the backdrop of an emerging mass democracy and concentrating on the key role played by the avant-garde."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Political activity, Intellectuals, Intellectual life, Avant-garde (Aesthetics), Political aspects, Social change, History, France, intellectual life, Intellectuals, france
Places: France
Time periods: 19th century
LC classification: DC33.6 .D28 1999