Boule de Suif (Further Reading)

Further Reading

• Christiansen, Rupert, Paris Babylon: The Story of Paris Commune, Penguin Books, 1996.

  Christiansen gives a detailed description of Parisian political and social life both before and after the Franco – Prussian War.

• Hartig, Rachel M., Struggling under the Destructive Glance: Androgyny in the Novels of Guy de Maupassant, Peter Lang Publishing, 1991.

  Hartig's book is a challenge to the prevailing critical analysis of Maupassant's novels, purporting that his heroines do, in fact, undergo substantial change.

• Howard, Michael Eliot, The Franco – Prussian War: The German Invasion of France 1870 – 1871, Routledge, 2001.

  Howard provides a definitive history of one of the most dramatic invasions and decisive conflicts in European history.

• Milner, John, Art, War and the Revolution in France, 1870 – 1871: Myth, Reportage and Reality, Yale University Press, 2000.

  This collection surveys the response made by artists to the massive upheaval caused by war and revolution in France during the Franco – Prussian War.