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Retrouver la ville à la campagne : la villégiature à Montréal au tournant du XXe siècle
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Retrouver la ville à la campagne : la villégiature à Montréal au tournant du XXe siècle
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The author examines the representations of “villégiature” or summer resorts in Montreal at the turn of the twentieth century. In the context of urbanization and industrialization of this period, the author analyzes the villégiature in connection with the search for nature and the desire to break away from the urban rhythm through holidays. The author examined three of Montreal's newspapers between 1895 to 1910 – The Montreal Star, La Patrie, and La Presse – and concludes that despite the wish to leave the city and its negative aspects (pollution, stress), city-dwellers ended up replicating many urban traits in the country. This reveals some contradictions, the author notes. The idealization of a rural nature comes with the desire to modify the countryside to make it prettier and more comfortable, based on holidaymakers' criteria and needs. She maintains that the excitement about holidays and free time came with a fear of vacuity and the organization of timetables similar to the organized rhythm of urban life. The author concludes that villégiature then appeared as a sign of turbulent times and helps to understand the influence of urban and industrial changes on urban mentality.
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Urban History Review / Revue d'histoire urbaine
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Vol. 34
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no. 2
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17-29
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Spring 2006
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fr
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Aubin-Des Roches, Caroline. “Retrouver la ville à la campagne : la villégiature à Montréal au tournant du XXe siècle.” Urban History Review / Revue d’histoire urbaine Vol. 34, no. 2 (Spring 2006): 17–29. https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/uhr/2006-v34-n2-uhr0608/1016010ar.pdf.
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