Author: Nicholas Hewitt File Type: pdf What is Montmartre? Nothing. What must it be? Everything, proclaimed Rodolphe Salis in 1881, when his cabaret Le Chat Noir launched an entertainment boom in the 9th and 18th Arrondissements of Paris which would dominate the worlds of popular and high culture until the First World War. Montmartres music-halls, circuses, cinemas, accompanied by extra frisson of crime and prostitution, coexisted with burgeoning art movements sprung from the cabarets, which spearheaded the avant-garde in painting, theatre and literature. The story, however, did not end in 1914 and Montmartre retained its role as a magnet for tourists, lured by the Moulin-Rouge and the Sacre-Coeur, and, despite the competition from Montparnasse, as a major centre for artistic creativity in the inter-war years. Crucial to this continuity was, not merely the survival of many of the most important players from the pre-War period, but especially the role of the humorous press and the Montmartre caricaturists and illustrators who congregated in the Restaurant Maniere. In this new study, Nicholas Hewitt charts the continuity of Montmartre culture from the Belle Epoque to the Occupation through its many overlapping frontiers and explores its vital ingredients of sexuality, kitsch, bohemia, mass culture and the political and social ambiguities of such a mixture. **

Author: Frank Joseph File Type: pdf A handbook of Atlantean information for general readers and specialists alike! This is an invaluable, one-of-a-kind reference. Unlike most other books on the subject, The Atlantis Encyclopedia offers fewer theories and more facts. Although it does not set out to prove the sunken capital actually existed, The Atlantis Encyclopedia musters so much evidence on its behalf, even skeptics may conclude that there must be at least something factual behind such an enduring, indeed global legend. Youll learn ullWhat was Atlantis? * Where was it located? * How long ago did it flourish? * How was it destroyed? * What became of its survivors? * Have any remains of Atlantis ever been found? * Will Atlantis ever be found? * Did Atlantis have any impact on America?lulAbout the AuthorSince 1993, Frank Joseph has been the editor-in-chief of Ancient American, a popular science magazine describing overseas visitors to our continent centuries before the arrival of Columbus. Josephs dozen books on Atlantis, history, and metaphysics have been published in as many foreign language editions around the world. Joseph participated in diving expeditions to the Bahamas, Yucatan, the Canary Islands, Aegean Sea, and Pacific Ocean. Decades of these on-site explorations combined with research in the libraries of the world and the shared wisdom of devoted colleagues to produce this unique volume. The Atlantis Encyclopedia intends to offer fewer theories and more facts. Although it does not set out to prove the sunken capital actually existed, this book aim to muster evidence on its behalf. In authors point of view, even skeptics may conclude that there must be at least something factual behind such an enduring, indeed global legend. It addresses such topics as - What was Atlantis? Where was it located? How long ago did it flourish? How was it destroyed? What became of its survivors? Have any remains of Atlantis ever been found? Will Atlantis ever be found? Did Atlantis have any impact on America?