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The centenary of the death of writer Renée Vivien (Pauline Tarn, 1877-1909) is the occasion for an extended meditation on the role of graves and cemeteries in commemorative culture. An examination of the various materials left at Vivien's grave over a period of years (and documented in accompan...

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Published in:Dix-neuf : journal of the Society of Dix-Neuviémistes 2012-03, Vol.16 (1), p.87-111
Main Author: Hawthorne, Melanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catulle Mendès
haunting
lesbian history
lieux de mémoire
Méphistophéla
Natalie Barney
Oscar Wilde
Paris cemeteries
Renée Vivien
writers' graves
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Summary:The centenary of the death of writer Renée Vivien (Pauline Tarn, 1877-1909) is the occasion for an extended meditation on the role of graves and cemeteries in commemorative culture. An examination of the various materials left at Vivien's grave over a period of years (and documented in accompanying photographs) is the starting point for a discussion of the place of 'haunting' in the cultural imagination in general and in the gay and lesbian community in particular. Vivien's grave in the Passy cemetery, Paris, may be compared to other 'cult' graves, such as that of Oscar Wilde, but there are notable differences in how different subcultural communities have responded to these two commemorative sites.
ISSN:1478-7318
1478-7318
DOI:10.1179/1478731811Z.0000000009