Challenging traditional histories of the nineteenth-century French lyric, Laurence M. Porter maintains that from 1851 to 1875 Symbolism constituted neither a movement nor a system, but rather represented a crisis of confidence in the powers of poetry as a communicative act. The Crisis of French Symbolism offers a provocative reinterpretation of ...
Examines Flaubert's Madame Bovary by providing an understanding of the author's life and experiences and offering a plot summary, major themes, characters, and details of other reviews.
French novelist and author of "Les Miserables," Victor Hugo wrote of patriotism and political courage. This study outlines Hugo's literary achievements.
Examines seven idealistic women writers from England, France, Germany, and ancient Greece and their confrontation with the threat of war From ancient Greece to the present day, women writers have confronted the male urge to make war by imagining communities in which intuitive bonding among individuals questions and replaces masculinist values of ...
Now at seventy-three volumes, this popular MLA series (ISSN 1059-1133) addresses a broad range of literary texts. Each volume surveys teaching aids and critical material and brings together essays that apply a variety of perspectives to teaching the text. Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, student teachers, education specialists, and ...
Now at seventy-three volumes, this popular MLA series (ISSN 1059-1133) addresses a broad range of literary texts. Each volume surveys teaching aids and critical material and brings together essays that apply a variety of perspectives to teaching the text. Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, student teachers, education specialists, and ...
Gustave Flaubert is probably the most famous novelist of 19th-century France, and best known for his work "Madame Bovary". This reference is a convenient guide to his life and writings. Included in this volume are: several hundred entries on Flaubert's works; major themes; and biographical details.
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