Rewriting Wrongs: French Crime Fiction and the Palimpsest furthers scholarly research into French crime fiction and, within that broad context, examines the nature, functions and specificity of the palimpsest.The palimpsest, originally a palaeographic phenomenon, has evolved into a figurative notion used to define any cultural artefact which has been reused but still bears traces of its earlier form. In her 2007 study The Palimpsest, Sarah Dillon refers to 'the persistent fascination with palimpsests in the popular imagination, embodying as they do the mystery of the secret, the miracle of...
Rewriting Wrongs: French Crime Fiction and the Palimpsest furthers scholarly research into French crime fiction and, within that broad context, examin...
This collection of essays maps and analyses the ways in which cultural texts of all kinds are used to respond to, engage with and challenge crises in the contemporary Francophone world.
This collection of essays maps and analyses the ways in which cultural texts of all kinds are used to respond to, engage with and challenge crises in ...
