Carmen Sylva, A Royal French Favorite
Carmen Sylva, A Royal French Favorite

Author(s): SOPHIE ROCHEFORT GUILLOUET
Subject(s): Cultural history, Social history, Comparative Study of Literature, Romanian Literature, Theory of Literature, History of Art, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Addleton Academic Publishers
Keywords: Carmen Sylva; French reception; literary prestige; Académie française; royal authorship; cultural diplomacy; Belle Époque; transnational fame; women poets; Franco-Romanian relations;
Summary/Abstract: Carmen Sylva’s literary works were highly praised in France where they were abundantly commented and discussed. The fact that she was best known as Elisabeth of Romania did a lot for her popularity out of the literary Parisian circles. Being a royal character and having been awarded an Académie française prize for her book, Les Pensées d’une reine, she was a leading figure of both the European aristocracy and the artistic scene. At the time of her successes as an author, the governments in Paris and in Bucharest had developed strong diplomatic ties. Paris was the intellectual place to be for artists and writers, so that being acknowledged in the elite circle contributed to the international fame of Carmen Sylva and to her prestige outside Romania.

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