Abstract
From antiquity to the Third Republic, this article follows visual and literary representations that measured space, time and ideological oppositions that spawned an image of the Mediterranean as an area of transmission and cultural tension. It focuses on three theorists: the head of Action Française, Charles Maurras; the novelist Louis Bertrand; and critic and cultural impresario Joachim Gasquet. Each contributed to the formation of an image of the Mediterranean basin as the birthplace of European heritage and a battlefield in a struggle against the forces of democracy and cultural hybridization.
Recommended Citation
McWilliam, Neil F.. "Opposing Strands: The Mediterranean as Site of Cultural Conflict Around 1900." Artl@s Bulletin 10, no. 2 (2021): Article 2.
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