Left Bank in Song: Parisian history through lyrics and music. La rive gauche en chansons – The Left Bank in Song – was an evocative exhibition held in Paris from 10-28 April 2025. It offered a visual and artistic journey through the districts of the Left Bank – the Luxembourg Gardens, Montparnasse, Saint-Sulpice, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and more. Each neighbourhood wasContinue reading “Left Bank in Song: Parisian history through lyrics and music”
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Moulin Rouge in the time of James Joyce
Moulin Rouge in the time of James Joyce. In James Joyce’s novel, Dubliners (1914), Thomas Malone Chandler, known as Little Chandler and Ignatius Gallaher are in a bar in Dublin, Ireland. They are drinking whiskey and chatting about their friends. Ignatius thinks Little Chandler is too serious and should have fun in the world. “Have youContinue reading “Moulin Rouge in the time of James Joyce”