France

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Roland Barthes.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Paul Claudel.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Madame de Seigne.

The tour begins in Nice, Capital of the French Riviera, where France to its roman conquerors began; to Cannes the city of the world's most glamorous filmfest, then to lower Provence where some of the world's most beloved painters created their masterpieces. On to the wine country of Languedoc and to the shrine of Lourdes and the magnificent Pyrenes. North to the American war memorials at Verdun and the Normandy beaches of World War II.