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France in World War II
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Books, Periodical Articles, Videos:
In the Library are the following books which provide background and some photographs of the period of 1939 to 1945 in France. Some books are quite thick, so use the tables of contents and indices to hone in on what you need to know.
Fic Cam |
Camus, Albert. |
L’Etranger. |
320.944 H |
Hoffmann, Stanley |
Decline or Renewal: France Since the 1930s |
320.944 P |
Paxton, Robert O. |
Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order, 1940-1944 |
F 840.912 P |
Prevert, Jacques. |
Oeuvres completes. |
| 841.9 R | Ed. by Paul Auster | Random House Book of Twentieth-Century French Poetry. |
| 841.9 T | Ed. by S.W. Taylor and E. Lucie-Smith. | French Poetry Today, a Bilingual Anthology. |
| F 844.912 C | Texte de Jean-Paul Caracella; poemes de Jacques Prevert | Le Paris de Jacques Prevert. |
| F 841.912 D | Desnos, Robert | Calixto suivi contree: poemes. |
| F 841.912 D | Desnos, Robert | Destinee arbitraire. |
| F 841.912 D | Desnos, Robert | Domaine public |
| F 841.912 E | Eluard, Paul | Selected Poems |
| F 841.912 E | Eluard, Paul | Poesies |
| F 841.912 E | Eluard, Paul | Au rendez-vous allemand, suivi de poesie et verite 1942. |
| F 841.912 E | Eluard, Paul | Donner a voi |
| F 841.912 E | Eluard, Paul | Les sentiers et les routes de la poesie |
| 940.53 O | Ophuls, Marcel | The Sorrow and the Pity, a Film. |
F 944 H v.1 |
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Histoire de France en bandes dessinees, tome XII: De la Seconde Guerre Mondiale a nos jours |
940.5344 B |
Burrin, Philippe |
France under the Germans: Collaboration and Compromise. |
F 944 M v.16 |
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La France en guerre; du Front populaire a la victoire, 1936-1945: Histoire de France Illustree, vol. 16. |
F 944.081 M |
Maurois, Andre |
Tragedie en France |
944.081 S |
Shirer, William L. |
The Collapse of the Third Republic; an Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940. |
F VC 944.0816 S |
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The Sorrow and the Pity: the Chronicle of a French Town During the Occupation. |
In the Reference Section:
REF 940.53 E |
Encyclopedia of the Holocaust |
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REF 840 M v.1-2 |
Modern French Literature |
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Periodical Articles:
NB: Articles below have been taken from JSTOR, a database of periodical articles from scholarly sources. To search for more, JSTOR is located on the Library's Online Resources page. You can also find articles on the three poets--especially translations of poems by well-known American poets in journals like American Poetry Review on ProQuest, also available at home. There are very few books in English that offer critical appraisal of these French authors, but the periodical literature is rich, and we are blessed to have access to The French Review through JSTOR.
The "Vichy Syndrome" Problem in History (in Forum: The Vichy Syndrome) Bertram M. Gordon French Historical Studies, Vol. 19, No. 2. (Autumn, 1995), pp. 495-518. |
Partisanes and Gender Politics in Vichy France (in Women and Gender in French History) Paula Schwartz French Historical Studies, Vol. 16, No. 1. (Spring, 1989), pp. 126-151. |
Mood and Ideology in the Cinema of Vichy France Naomi Greene The French Review, Vol. 59, No. 3. (Feb., 1986), pp. 437-445. |
Hold That Pendulum! Redefining Fascism, Collaborationism and Resistance in France (in Review Article) John F. Sweets French Historical Studies, Vol. 15, No. 4. (Autumn, 1988), pp. 731-758. |
Collaborationism in France during World War II Stanley Hoffmann The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 40, No. 3. (Sep., 1968), pp. 375-395 |
The Post-Surrealism of Aragon and Eluard Anna Balakian Yale French Studies, No. 2, Modern Poets: Surrealists, Baudelaire, Perse, Laforgue. (1948), pp. 93-102 |
Eluard's Use of Light Robert Nugent The French Review, Vol. 34, No. 6. (May, 1961), pp. 525-530 |
Biographical Aspects of Eluard's Poetry English Showalter, Jr. PMLA, Vol. 78, No. 3. (Jun., 1963), pp. 280-286. |
Aspects of Paul Eluard S. A. Rhodes The French Review, Vol. 30, No. 2. (Dec., 1956), pp. 115-120. |
Robert Desnos and the Flasks of NightMary Ann Caws Yale French Studies, No. 50, Intoxication and Literature. (1974), pp. 108-119. |
Silence in the Heart: The Feminine in Desnos's La Liberte ou l'amour! Katharine Gingrass The French Review, Vol. 63, No. 3. (Feb., 1990), pp. 475-484 |
The Bird Poems of Jacques Prevert Eliot G. Fay The Modern Language Journal, Vol. 33, No. 6. (Oct., 1949), pp. 450-457 |
Up in the Gallery: Kafka and Prevert (in Notes) Naomi Ritter MLN, Vol. 96, No. 3, German Issue. (Apr., 1981), pp. 632-637. |
Jacques Prevert ou le langage en proces Jacques Poujol The French Review, Vol. 31, No. 5. (Apr., 1958), pp. 387-395. |
La Poesie de Jacques Prevert Albert Gaudin The French Review, Vol. 20, No. 6. (May, 1947), pp. 423-438. |
From Project Muse:
NB. Project Muse is available ONLY from campus. It cannot be accessed from home.
Memory on Trial in Contemporary France: The Case of Maurice Papon
History & Memory - Volume 11, Number 1, Spring/Summer 1999, pp. 41-76 - Article
Homophobia, Vichy France, and the "Crime of Homosexuality": The Origins of the Ordinance of 6 August 1942 [View in PDF]
GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies - Volume 8, Number 3, 2002, pp. 301-318
Occupying the Imagination: Fairy Stories and Propaganda in Vichy France
The Lion and the Unicorn - Volume 22, Number 1, January 1998, pp. 18-43 -
Banishing The Coercion of Despair: Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and the Holocaust Today Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies - Volume 20, Number 2, Winter 2001, pp. 69-84 - Article
De Gaulle - a short biography (Embassy of France)
De Gaulle - a short biography, Grolier Online Interactive, authored by Joel Colton, Duke University
Decret no 1301 du 6 juin 1942 reglementant, en ce qui concerne les juifs, les professions d'artiste dramatique, cinematographique ou lyrique (from the Journal officiel) the official compendium of French law
France in World War II - a major portal site leading to many important sources of information. Mostly in French. Tres important!
French Resistance - from Spartacus.schoolnet.com, the British history site for students. A hypertext that offers many samples of contemporary documents. Page down to avoid the annoying advertisements on the first page.
The French State; Vichy Government - part of a much larger site dedicated to the study of all kinds of flags used nationally and internationally, this site nontheless has some good information on the main facts and figures of this period.
Le Site de l'Histoire. Le Seconde Guerre Mondiale. En francais.
General De Gaulle's "Nothing is lost" broadcast from London, June 18, 1940. See also the following: Commemoration of the Broadcast from London, June 18, 1940, (recalling the history of the moment, and the contrasting views of Petain and De Gaulle).
Homage a Jacques Prevert (in French and English) - includes biography and quotes as well as poetry translations.
Jewish Refugees in France- from the Holocaust Museum; just a small section, and you can use this site to find much more about the Holocaust and France in World War II.
Lois portant statut des juifs, Journal officiel, 18 octubre 1940 (Laws pertaining to the status of Jews...)
Paul Eluard, 1895-1952 - a longer biography and some poetry
Paul Eluard, 1895-1952 - a short biography and some poetry
Robert Desnos: a Unique French Surrealist Poet - by Michael Benedikt.
If you are interested in Existentialism, try the following:
BOOKS:
111H |
Heidegger, Martin |
Existence and Being. |
111K |
Kaufmann, Walter Arnold, ed. |
Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre |
F 142.78 S |
Sartre, Jean Paul. |
L'existentialisme est un Humanisme. |
ENTRIES from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
Simone de Beauvoir, information about Simone de Beauvoir and her major works.
Martin Heidegger, information about Heidegger and his philosophy and times.
Jean-Paul Sartre information about Sartre, his works and existentialism.
WEB:
Camus: Camus answers questions from an American teacher in 1959. En francais.
L'existentialisme est un humanisme. Decouvrez Jean-Paul Sartre. Discussion of Sartre and his famous essay. En francais
January 2008
