Paris
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Beschreibung:
A multilayered exploration of Paris—its people and stories. This book weaves a narrative that takes the readers into secret and hidden places, even in the midst of the most well-known Paris destinations. Drawing upon her many years of research and travel, McAuliffe searches out beauty and historic meaning within a busy, modern-day city and a turbulent world.
Follow in the footsteps of history to discover the hidden places, extraordinary people, and captivating stories of Paris.
Paris: Secret Gardens, Hidden Places, and Stories of the City of Light, Mary McAuliffe’s multilayered exploration of Paris, weaves a narrative that takes the reader into secret and hidden places, even in the midst of the most well-known Paris destinations.
McAuliffe’s hidden places can be small but are always revealing, whether a bas-relief on an ignored corner of Notre-Dame or an overlooked courtyard inside an ancient and busy hospital. She takes the reader below the streets and sidewalks of Paris to discover ancient aqueducts and a lost river, and she prompts the reader to notice overlooked treasures in the most trafficked of museums.
Always, McAuliffe’s focus is on people and their stories. Evil queens, designing noblemen, bold chevaliers, and desperate lovers mingle with Resistance fighters and obsessed artists rising out of abject poverty into unexpected fame and fortune, adding to the tidal wave of creativity that is the lifeblood of the City of Light.
One person, place, and story lead to another, each linked by a common thread within the layered richness of Paris’s past. The story of Paris is not a chronology but an exploration of the many layers of this remarkable city throughout the ages.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Map of Paris
Introduction Beginnings
Chapter 1 The Heart of Paris
Chapter 2 The Latin Quarter and Beyond
Chapter 3 From Scholars to Lovers
Chapter 4 Along the Seine
Chapter 5 Ancient Byways
Chapter 6 Dangerous Times
Chapter 7 Walls and Wars
Chapter 8 An Imperious Queen
Chapter 9 Montmartre
Chapter 10 Montparnasse
Chapter 11 Lost River
Chapter 12 Into the Marais
Chapter 13 Points East
Chapter 14 Onward and Upward
Chapter 15 From the Heights
Chapter 16 Grande Croisée
Chapter 17 Welcoming the World
Chapter 18 Eiffel Tower and Beyond
Chapter 19 Floral Fantasies
Chapter 20 Western Vistas
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author