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Narration in Nineteenth-Century French Short Fiction
Peter Cogman
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Description for Narration in Nineteenth-Century French Short Fiction
Paperback. Focuses on some key stories by major authors of contes and nouvelles from the late 1820s to the 1890s. Series: Durham Modern Languages Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
The short fiction that flourished in nineteenth-century France has attracted relatively little critical attention compared with the novel. This study focuses on some key stories by major authors of contes and nouvelles from the late 1820s to the 1890s, taking as a starting-point, aspects of narrative technique as a way of exploring not just characteristic strategies of short fiction, but also the ends to which they were put: recurrent themes, and the vision of mankind. Each chapter looks in some detail at three or four stories, referring briefly to other tales for illustration. The underlying point that emerges from this ... Read more
The short fiction that flourished in nineteenth-century France has attracted relatively little critical attention compared with the novel. This study focuses on some key stories by major authors of contes and nouvelles from the late 1820s to the 1890s, taking as a starting-point, aspects of narrative technique as a way of exploring not just characteristic strategies of short fiction, but also the ends to which they were put: recurrent themes, and the vision of mankind. Each chapter looks in some detail at three or four stories, referring briefly to other tales for illustration. The underlying point that emerges from this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Series
Durham Modern Languages Series
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719085925
SKU
V9780719085925
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About Peter Cogman
Peter Cogman taught French at the University of Southampton. -- .
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