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Discover France: Moliere French Dramatist
Moliere, born in 1622, was a French comic dramatist, comic actor, stage director, and troupe manager.
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Discover France: Art Periods: Cubism
A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.
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Discover France: Pierre Auguste Renoir
A brief biography of Pierre Auguste Renoir. Includes samples of his work and many links to related sites.
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Discover France: Henri De Toulouse Lautrec
This website from discoverfrance.net features Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, the famous postimpressionist painter.
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Discover France: Vincent Van Gogh
This biography of van Gogh expresses his life as one who was important in the formation of Fauvism and expressionism.
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Discover France: Discover France: Place De La Bastille, Paris
This site looks at the history of the Bastille in five parts, focusing on its early history, its role in the French Revolution, and what it represents today.
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Discover France: Burgundy Bourgogne Province
A very brief overview of the French region of Bourgogne/Burgundy. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Dijon, the main city of the region. There are links to wonderful sites on the...
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Discover France: Brittan Bretagne
A very brief overview of the French region of Brittany/ Bretagne. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Rennes, the main city of the region. There are links to wonderful sites on the...
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Discover France: Cote D'azur Corse
A very brief overview of the French region of Cote d'Azur - Corse. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Corse(Corsica), the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. There are...
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Discover France: Aquitaine
A very brief overview of the French region of Aquitaine. There are links to sites on the bottom of the site.
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Discover France: Languedoc Roussillon
A very brief overview of the French region of Languedoc-Roussillon. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Carcasonne, Montpellier, and Toulouse, the main cities of the region. There...
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Discover France: Limousin
A very brief overview of the French region of Limousin. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Limoges, the main city of the region. There are links to wonderful sites on the bottom...
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Discover France: Nord Pas De Calais
A very brief overview of the French region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, or Flanders as it was known. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Artois, the main city of the region. There are...
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Discover France: Normandy
A very brief overview of the French region of Normandy. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Caen, Cherbourg, Le Havre and Rouen, the principal cities of the region. There are links...
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Discover France: Pays De La Loire
A very brief overview of the French region of Pays de la Loire. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Nantes, the main city of the region. There are links to wonderful sites on the...
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Discover France: Poitou Charentes
A very brief overview of the French region of Poitou-Charentes. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Angouleme, Poitiers, and La Rochelle, the main cities of the region. There are...
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Discover France: La Provence
An overview of the French region of Provence. Five chapters cover history, language, geography, climate, cities and regions of Provence, cuisine, and even a little Roman Civilization history. It gives nice overviews on the principal...
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Discover France: Rhone Alpes
A very brief overview of the French region of Rhone-Alpes. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Grenoble, and Lyon, the main cities of the region. There are links to sites on the...
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Discover France: Bio of Pierre Corneille
This biography of Pierre Corneille is easy to read. Good resource.
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Discover France: Jean Racine, French Dramatist
Biography of the French dramatist, Jean Racine. Includes personal history and lists his plays in sequence.
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Discover France: Edmond Rostand
A brief biography of the French playwright, Edmond Rostand. Also contains an overview of his famous play, Cyrano de Bergerac.
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Discover France: Edgar Degas
This DiscoverFrance site provides two images of the artist's work, biographical information, quotations, and links to other sites with information about the artist.
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Discover France: Rococo Style
This website gives the history of the Rococo, a style of decoration in Europe and France in the 18th century. It applies to other forms of art, but not architecture. Provides related links.
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Discover France: Paul Cezanne
This website is an interesting biography on Paul Cezanne, the French painter whose works evolved from one style into another. Links to related sites included.