Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Medievalist and Francophile Despite Himself 21
5. 2. A Mid-Atlantic Identity 35
6. 3. Tough Love for France 47
7. 4. Fantasy Meets Reality: A Midwesterner Goes to Paris 61
8. 5. Défense d’afficher . . . 73
9. 6. France for Belgium 89
10. 7. Why Paris? 99
11. 8. Catholic Connections, Jewish Relations, French Religion 111
12. 9. Europe without Personal Angst 123
13. 10. France, a Political Romance 137
14. 11. Choosing History, Discovering France 151
15. 12. An African American in Paris 163
16. 13. Writing at the Margins 177
17. 14. It’s Not About France 189
18. 15. Pilgrim’s Progress: From Suburban Canada to Paris (via Montreal, Tokyo, and Tehran) 203
19. 16. Between Douai and the U.S.A. 215
20. Afterword 227
21. Notes 233
22. List of Contributors 239