Introduction: the fin-de-siecle cult of heroes 1. Gender, class, and national identity: images of heroism in the Bazar de la Charite fire of 1897 2. Cyrano: a hero for the fin de siecle? 3. 'L'appel au soldat': visions of the Napoleonic legend in popular culture 4. On the boulevards: representations of Joan of Arc in the popular theater 5. Opium, gambling, and the demimondaine: the Ullmo spy case of 1907-1908 Conclusion: from one war to the next: the end of heroes?
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